Preparers who prepared more than 25 individual income tax returns in the previous tax-filing season are required to file all returns using electronic means. Electronic means includes electronic filing or printed returns with 2D barcodes.
The Michigan Department of Treasury mandated electronic filing for both individual income tax and single business tax returns. Single Business Tax has been repealed for business activity after December 31, 2007, and replaced by the Michigan Business Tax (MBT) effective January 1, 2008. The e-file mandate for Single Business Tax is being continued for software developers supporting Michigan Business Tax, effective January 1, 2010, for the 2009 tax year.
As of January 2006, preparers who prepared 100 or more MA Forms 1 and 1-NR-PY during the previous calendar year are required to file electronically. Preparers must continue to file electronically in subsequent years unless they prepare no more than 25 individual income tax returns. Electronic payment of tax liability for e-file individual income tax returns is encouraged, but not required. Payment may be made with the e-file return or by the taxpayer through the DOR’s website.The taxpayer may opt out of e-filing, but must file paper forms containing 2D barcodes.
(1040 Extension) As of January 2004, Personal Income Tax Extension requests with no payment or payments of $5,000 or more must be made electronically. Extensions may be filed through the TaxWorks software.
(1041) As of January 2005, Fiduciaries filing Form 2 with total Part A, Part B, and Part C net taxable income of $50,000 or more must use electronic means to make any payments to the Department. Payments may be made through the DOR’s website.
(1065) As of January 2005, Partnerships filing Forms 3 and meeting the following income thresholds, loss thresholds, or with 25 or more partners, must submit all Forms 3 and Schedules 3 K1 by electronic means.Income threshold: (1) $50,000 or more in gross income, or (2) $100,000 or more received from the sale of stock and securities. Loss threshold: (1) $50,000 or more in ordinary loss from trade or business activities, or (2) $100,000 or more in losses from the sale of stock and securities.
(1120) As of January 2005, all corporations subject to the corporate excise, including security corporations, with more than $100,000 in gross receipts or sales, must file returns and tax payments using electronic means. Exception: financial institutions, insurance companies, and public utilities.
(1120 Extension) As of January 2005, Corporate Extension requests and accompanying payments must be filed electronically. Any corporation with more than $100,000 in gross receipts or sales must e-file. In addition, any corporation making a payment of $5,000 or more with its corporate excise extension must e-file the request and make the payment by electronic means. Requests and payments can be made through the DOR’s website.
Reference MA Mandate TIR04-30 on the MA DOR website at www.dor.state.ma.us.
If the Debt Indicator received from the IRS notes that the taxpayer has an outstanding debt, the RAL will be denied.RALs automatically fall to a Refund Transfer (RT) product.
Following are some criteria that might restrict a taxpayer from receiving a RAL.We have included bank audits in the software when possible.The bank criteria varies per bank.Reference the individual bank’s user manual for details.
- You are an active military person or dependent of an active military per¬son.
- Taxpayer must be of binding age to enter into a legal agreement (age 18 in most states).
- P.O.Box instead of physical address.
- Form 8862 is present (reclaim EIC after disallowed).
- Taxpayer is dependent of another.
- No W-2s or 1099-Rs are present.
- Unable to provide a home phone number.
- Refund is greater than $10,000.
- Refund minus EITC is less than $0.
Preparers who prepare more than 100 individual returns in any calendar year are required to e-file 30 percent of the returns due on or after January 1, 2008; 60 percent due January 1, 2010; and 90 percent due January 1, 2012.
Preparers who prepared more than 100 individual income tax returns in the previous tax-filing season are required to e-file all individual income tax returns. Exceptions: (1) Joint returns where both reciprocity and form M1NR are required to file, or (2) the SSN was used erroneously on a previously e-filed return. The preparer will be fined $5 per return for each return filed on paper.
Preparers who prepare more than 50 Kansas Individual Income tax returns during any calendar year must electronically file a minimum of 90% of the returns. There is currently no opt-out provision. However, the man¬date does not have a penalty for failure to comply with the electronic filing requirement.
Starting in calendar year 2008, preparers who prepared more than 100 individual income tax returns in the previous tax-filing season are required to electronically file all individual income tax returns.
If you paid $20,000 or more in tax during Florida’s fiscal year (July 1- June 30), you must electronically file and pay Florida corporate income tax.
The IRS has mandated that all 1120/1120S corporations with assets of $10 million or more and filing 250 federal returns must file form 1120/1120S electronically.
The 1120/1120S e-file process is similar to the 1040.Check the File Electronically box on the 1120 or 1120S General Information screen.On the E-File Center Overview screen, select 1120 or 1120S from the System drop down box to access the e-file information.There are a few differences in the 1120/1120S business e-file process.They include:
- PIN must be used.
- There are no scheduled drain times.The IRS will drain continuously.The software will have scheduled drain times from 6:00 am to 5:00 pm hourly MST, Monday through Friday.
- The IRS will acknowledge returns within 1-2 hours.The software will have set acknowledgement receipt times from 6:30 am to 4:30 pm hourly MST, Monday through Friday.
- Reject codes are called Business Rules.They are in a different format than the 1040 reject codes.They are very defined and easy to understand.
1120 Drain Times
Ogden…………….6:00 am to 5:00 pm hourly MST M-F
IRS 1120/1120S E-help Phone Number
1-866-255-0654 – Ogden
Form 8879-C and 8879-S Retention
You must use the Practitioner PIN program.You will need to have the cli¬ent sign Form 8879-C or 8879-S before transmitting the return.These must be retained by the ERO for 3 years.
1120/1120S IRS E-File Application
To participate in the IRS 1120/1120S e-file program you must file Form 8633 with the IRS.Check box 1120 under question #4.The easi¬est way to apply is through IRS e-services at http://www.irs.gov/taxpros/article/0,,id=109646,00.html.
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