W-2 and 1099 payroll e-file

[JackieCPA]

I can't seem to find the date.

Does anyone know when we can e-file W-2s and 1099's? 

[ILLMAS]

W-2's can be submitted via SSA already.

[JackieCPA]

Can I e-file them using the ATX payroll software yet?

[ILLMAS]

As far as I know, you cannot efile* W-2's using ATX, only 1099's which is not available yet.  You can create them in ATX, then convert them to .ASC files to upload into the social security admin. website, which require for you to register first.

*Using ATX for W3/W2s does not allow you to efile them like you would a 1099, 1040 etc....  It's a different process, if you create a W3/W2 in ATX, first you need to obtain an user ID from the social security administration, once you are registered and have that number, you can go ahead and create the W3/W2s in ATX, you will click on efile, then the file will be converted into a format approved by the SSA.  Finally, you will login into SSA business service online, upload the .asc format, print out your confirmation and that's it, you will only use ATX to create and print the forms.

Hope this helps.