QuickAlerts July 2011
July 6, 2011 - Form W-2 Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITIN)
ATTN: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-file Providers/EROs. For TY2011, the Internal Revenue Service will require the manual key entry of the Taxpayer Identification Number (TIN) as it appears on Form W-2 received from the employer for all taxpayers with Individual Taxpayer Identification Numbers (ITINs) who are reporting wages.
No software package should utilize the auto-population feature regardless of the presence of an override feature to populate the TIN on the Form W-2 for these ITIN filers. Per IRS Revenue Procedure 2007-40, failure to comply with this requirement could result in a written reprimand, suspension or expulsion from the e-file program.
July 19, 2011 - Individual e-File – TY 2011 Draft Publication 1346 Record Layout and Error Reject Code Changes - #1
ATTN: Software Developers, Return Transmitters and Authorized IRS e-file Providers/EROs. Please be advised that Publication 1346 Draft Record Layout and Error Reject Code Changes # 1 for TY 2011 are uploaded to IRS.gov. You may access this information using the following link: TY 2011 Publication 1346 Draft Record Layout and Error Reject Codes Changes.
