❏ Added this tab to enter the assigned IRS credentials to create a connection from ASCENDER to the Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) system via the Application to Application (A2A) method when processing 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC information returns.

Notes:

• An IRIS Transmitter Control Code (TCC) is required before electronically filing through IRIS. The IRIS TCC is not the same as the FIRE TCC.
• The existing Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) format is still available for 2025 processing; however, according to IRS, the targeted date for the retirement of the FIRE system is tax year 2026/filing season 2027.

❏ Added this tab to select vendors to be included in the 1099 information file, create the selected 1099 .xml file, and transmit and process 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC information returns to Information Returns Intake System (IRIS) via the Application to Application (A2A) method.

❏ Added the Reportable Overtime field to capture the half-time portion of overtime pay from the Payroll > Maintenance > Hours/Pay Transmittals > Ovtm Hours tab, which must be reported to employees. Eligible overtime wages include pay for hours worked over 40 in a week, calculated at 1.5 times the regular rate. Only the additional half-time portion, the extra 0.5 rate applied to overtime hours, is reportable.

❏ Added the Reportable Overtime field under 14 Non-Tax Allowance, which is populated with the calculated reportable overtime wages from the Payroll > Maintenance > Calendar YTD Data > Calendar YTD tab. Also, made changes to ensure that the remaining box 12 amounts are always displayed for all calendar years.

❏ Added this report to provide the amount of overtime being reported in the Reportable Overtime field on the Payroll > Maintenance > Calendar YTD Data > Calendar YTD tab by employee and pay date.

Note: Currently, the report is available for download only as a PDF. A CSV download option will be added in a future release.

❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the W-2 form/instructions and all W-2 functionality to support the 2025 tax year.

❏ Per IRS requirements, updated the W-2 form/instructions and all W-2 functionality to support the 2025 tax year. Also, added the reportable overtime (OVTM) to box 14.

❏ Added the Reportable Overtime field, which is populated with the calculated reportable overtime wages from the Payroll > Maintenance > Calendar YTD Data > Calendar YTD tab.