Date: January 14, 2025
Program: 2024 941/MI Unemployment Express & W-2/1099 Express
Subject: Update 20.8
Dear TaxTime USA, Inc. Customer,
- This update allows users to create W-2 & 1099 export files for online e-filing. This update also activates the 941 and 940 e-file buttons. Note: The IRS does not open for e-filing of 941's and 940's until January 15, 2025.
- Users of our 2024 941/940 & MI Unemployment Express MUST re-register the software to activate the W-2/1099 features. After downloading and installing this update go into the program and then go to “Setup”, then select “Register Unemployment Express”. Select Web Site Registration and enter your customer number and password EXACTLY as provided below.
- RECENT IRS REGULATIONS MANDATE ELECTRONIC FILINGS FOR ENTITIES THAT FILE MORE THAN 10 INFORMATION RETURNS: THIS IS EFFECTIVE FOR 2024 FORMS.
- NOTE: Form 1099-NEC for non-employee compensation reporting is part of the combined federal/state 1099 filing program, however not every State participates. Please check with the State you may be filing in. The State of Michigan has indicated that these forms should not be sent with the MI Annual Sales/Use/WH return but can be paper filed, sent via magnetic media or uploaded via their MTO system. Our Sales Tax Express program includes reports that can be used for either paper filing or magnetic media (Form 447).
- NOTE: 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC and 1099-R screens will now auto fill the State, State ID and State Income amounts. If necessary, make any changes needed.
- NOTE: If you will be e-filing Form 1099-MISC or 1099-R the State of Michigan participates in the combined federal/state 1099 filing program which means that State Employer copies of these forms will not have to be separately submitted to the State as the IRS will automatically forward the information to them. However, the IRS requires that each new submitter send a test file and be approved prior to submitting actual files. Please follow the instructions in the QuickStart for creating and submitting 1099 and W-2 files (including test files) - 1099’s: Creating 1099 submittable files and W-2’s: Creating W-2 submittable files.
- Our 2024 software automatically checks for any updates when going into the program and if it finds any it will ask whether or not the update should be loaded. If you disabled auto update (this feature can be found in Setup/Configuration and then clicking on the Defaults Tab; near the bottom there is a check box: Always check for updates when going into program) then download the update following instructions below. If you allowed for Auto Update you can check to make sure you are now using Version 20.8 by clicking on Help and then About
- This Update contains all prior updates.
To Install Update:
If you are in 2024 941/MI Unemployment Express - Please Exit.
After clicking the below link, a File Download window will open.
Click Open or Run. If a Security Warning message opens, Click Run. *Please Note*: some browsers require you to save the file rather than run it. If your file was saved you will have to run it from wherever your downloads save to.
An Installation Folder window will open.
You will need to accept our License Agreement to continue the download. Click Next after you have done that.
Change installation drive and folder to match where you originally installed the software
Click Next.
The window will then show you were the update is being installed to. Click Next to continue.
A message: Installation Successful will open when update is completed.
Click on Finish.
You may re-enter the software. Click Help from the main menu bar and then in click About. The software should now say Ver. 20.8
Click here to download & update UE24UPD_20_8.EXE
