Section 6721 of the Internal Revenue Code imposes a penalty on any person who fails to file a Form 1099 or other information return to the IRS by the required filing date, fails to include all information required to be shown...more
In Depth - Beginning with W-2 forms filed with respect to 2016 wages, a new law requires employers to file the government copy by January 31, 2017, for both paper and electronic copies. The accelerated deadline also...more
Little-noticed changes in the 2015 PATH Act accelerated form filing deadlines and waived retroactive corrections for small-dollar errors, effective 2017. The Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015 was...more