Picture this: An enterprise with 15,000 active vendors misses annual W-9 re-solicitations for 800 vendors over two years. When the IRS issues a 972CG penalty notice proposing more than $2 million in information return penalties, the legal team discovers there is no central solicitation history; just informal email trails scattered across different AP mailboxes. The…
When a pension administrator codes a 65-year-old retiree’s distribution as Code 2 instead of Code 7, the IRS reads it as an early distribution with an exception applied. At enterprise scale, that single error replicated across 500 forms triggers hundreds of recipient notices and a months-long correction project. This guide is written for plan administrators,…
Learn how the IRS transition from FIRE to IRIS impacts 1099 filing and what businesses must do to prepare for the new system.
Learn the essentials of 1099 reporting, including payer responsibilities, common form types, key deadlines, and what’s changed for the 2025 filing season in this introductory webinar.
Learn how to conduct a post-filing season review to identify reporting issues, clean vendor data, and improve 1099 compliance for next year.
Learn how the IRS transition from FIRE to IRIS impacts 1099 filing and what businesses must do to prepare for the new system.
Understanding how to file Form 1042 is essential for any U.S. withholding agent that makes payments to foreign persons. Form 1042 — officially titled “Annual Withholding Tax Return for U.S. Source Income of Foreign Persons” — is a summary return filed with the IRS each year. It captures the total amount of tax withheld under…
If you’ve ever hired a freelancer, paid an independent contractor, or worked with a vendor, you’ve likely encountered IRS Form W-9. But what is a W-9 form and why does it matter for your business? Form W-9 is an IRS tax document used to collect a payee’s legal name, address, and Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN)…
The IRS is replacing FIRE with IRIS — and every business that files information returns needs a plan. This playbook breaks down what’s changing and how to navigate the transition with confidence
Backup withholding is a federal tax withheld on certain payments. Learn what it is, when it applies, the IRS rate, and how to stay compliant.
