5 Steps To E-Filing Form 1099
The deadline to have Form 1099s to contractors is coming up quick – February 2nd to be exact! You can have your forms e-filed and sent to recipients way before the deadline with ExpressTaxFilings.com. The entire process to create and transmit your form is super simple. Let’s go over the 5 step process and you can see exactly what I’m talking about.
Step 1 – Create Your ExpressTaxFilings Account
You will need to create an ExpressTaxFilings account to e-file. It is completely free and you will only need to enter some basic business information: business name & address, EIN/TIN, email address, and preferred password.
Step 2 – Choose Your 1099 Form
ExpressTaxFilings provides three forms in the 1099 series: Form 1099-MISC, Form 1099-INT, and Form 1099-DIV.
Step 3 – Enter Recipient Information
Once you have choosen your form, you will enter the recipient information. If you are filing for multiple recipients and have their information saved in an Excel document, you can easily import the information via out Bulk Upload feature. Remember, if you are filing for 250 or more recipients, you are required by the IRS to e-file.
Step 4 – Decide How You Want To Send It
ExpressTaxFilings has a few options for you to choose from when it comes to how you want to send your 1099s to recipients. You can have them automatically postal mailed as soon as the forms are ready, or you can print & send them yourself after you click Transmit. The automatic postal mail option is quite popular because you don’t have to use up all your printer ink, or worry about stamps and everything else.
Step 5 – Transmit
Once you have completed everything, you will be at the Summary & Transmit page. This is the very last step in e-filing your 1099. On this page you can view the form(s) you are transmitting and double check that everything is correct. Then you click Transmit and you are done. We will send you a notification and receipt via email. Check out this video to the see the entire e-filing process in action…
