16369: W-2 and 1099/1098 Form Availability (DAS)

DAS will process, print, and e-file Forms W-2 and 1099/1098, but some functions are not available until later in the year.

• Form processing can be completed at any time during the year.
• Printing without a watermark will generally be available mid-November to early December.
• The SSA generally begins accepting e-filed W-2 forms in December (date will be posted in the user Handbook for W-2/W-3 filing on the BSO webpage).
• Forms 1099/1098 will be available for e-file when the FIRE site begins accepting transmissions for the new year, generally in early January.

Common W-2 and 1099/1098 issues:

• "Preview for 20YY" watermark - this watermark is printed until the forms are updated and approved for printing and filing.
• "Client Copy" watermark on 1099/1098 - the IRS Copy (Copy A) 1099/1098 form is required to be printed on the red-lined forms for filing purposes.  To print this form without a watermark, select to print "data only".
• "Printing Not Available In Demonstration Mode" red overprint - printing of forms requires a licensed version of Drake Accounting^® with a valid serial number.
• To print out a different copy of the form without the watermark, select Other Copies All or Other and select the applicable copies to print. 
• Forms W2 must be generated in the corresponding version of DAS. For example, a Form W-2 for 2022 is generated in DAS22. 
• Form 1099 must be used in the most current form of DAS that has Form 1099 enabled.