❏ 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 W2 Rpt OT (W2 Reportable Overtime) to the Pre-Post Payroll Earnings Register for initial review. Once payroll is posted, the reportable overtime amounts are included on the Regular Payroll Earnings Register, the YTD Payroll Earnings Register, and the Calendar YTD reports.

❏ Added the Bank Account Change report to the list of Calculation Reports to compare employee bank account information from the current payroll to the previous payroll. It provides a detailed listing of employees with bank account changes and specifies the type of change. The report assists in fraud prevention efforts by allowing users to identify, review, and verify bank account changes, helping to ensure all changes were authorized and processed by payroll staff.

This report was also added to the Payroll Reports menu: Payroll > Reports > Payroll Reports > HRS2450 - Bank Account Change.