1099 and W-2 E-File with Information Systems

[Royals and Chiefs]

I've called support and get conflicting information.  When e-filing 1099's in information systems, do the transmission files go directly to IRS?  Or do we have to log-in to the FIRE system to actually transmit them?  Same question for W-2's.  Do the files go directly to SSA, or do we have to log-in to the BOS site to transmit them?

[dkpcpa]

Manually go to the FIRE system to transmit the file.  

[Royals and Chiefs]

Two out of three customer support reps say it is transmitted automatically through information systems.  Thus my confusion.

[dkpcpa]

https://accountants.intuit.com/support/en-us/help-article/form-1099-misc/e-filing-1099s-w-2s-easyacc...

[ITAS010623 · Accepted solution]

You have to manually upload the Transmission File to BSO.

[JRC]

The Two out of Three reps are wrong then.

the Information Return System creates the Formatted Files which you then need to upload to the Fire service and/or BSO service as well as to the states, and cross your fingers.