Creating Forms On the Fly (Forms 1099, 1098, W-2, W-3, 94x)(DAS)



Drake Accounting®: How do I create forms on-the-fly?

 

Various Federal and State forms can be created on-the-fly by going to On the Fly > then either Federal Forms or State Tax & Wage Forms as needed.

This module allows you to produce forms for clients who keep their own books, vendors without invoices or processed payments, or employees that do not have any payroll recorded within the software.

Watch the On-The-Fly video for a demonstration. For each form, a link to instructions and a FAQ is available. 

To create a form on-the-fly:

  1. Use the Client Selector to select the client you are creating forms for.
    • If the client does not yet exist, go to Client > Add and create a new client, or ClientUpdate Prior Year if they were present in a prior year installation.
    • If you did not initially carry over the forms through Client → Update Prior Year, go to On The Fly > Update Prior Year to bring over OTF forms from the prior year.
  2. Go to ​On the Fly​ and select either ​Federal Forms​ or ​State Tax & Wage Forms.

Note: See Related Articles for a full list of available forms and additional information on updating from the prior year.

Creating Forms 1099/1098 On the Fly

  1. Select Forms 1099 or Forms 1098 and W-2G from the Form Types selection box.
  2. Select the necessary 1099/1098 form from the Form box.
  3. Select the vendor from the Find Vendor selection box or click on the vendor in the Selection and Options section.
  4. If the vendor does not exist, click Create to start a new On the Fly vendor record.
  5. Complete the fill-form with the appropriate 1099/1098 information. All fields with a are required.
  6. Choose if Form 1096 will be included with the printed set, if a previously configured Electronic Signature is to be applied, and if a Signature Date should be printed.
  7. Select the desired Print Options, such as:
    • Suppressing non-required forms
    • Which copies to include
    • Printing on blank office paper (Form and Data) or redlines (Data Only)
    • Form printing format Add "(only applicable to Form 1099-MISC)".
    • If available, use the "Adjust State/Locality Entries" or "Adjust State Entries" button to quickly adjust any state or locality-specific entries.
    • Use the Adjust Tax Form Printing link in order to adjust the data alignment and page size for forms as needed.
    • Use the Apply Adjustments checkbox to apply the changes made from the Firm → Adjust Tax Form Printing screen
  8. Once you have completed the form and selected the desired print options, click Save or Save/Print.
  9. The Form Instructions link in the upper right will open an IRS page with instructions on how to fill out the form. 

Caution: If you are not e-filing, IRS Copy A is required to be printed on official "red-line" forms*. A "Client Copy" watermark will be present on all Forms and Data instances of Form 1099/1098 IRS Copy A.

*This does not apply to Form 1098-C.

When you are ready to print, use the Selection and Options section to choose the vendors to include in the printed set. If the 1096 was chosen to be included, all selected vendor 1099s will be combined to calculate the 1096.

Creating Forms W-2/W-3 On the Fly

  1. Select Forms W-2/W-3 from the Form Types selection box.
  2. Select the necessary form from the Form box.
    • W-2/W-3 for original forms
    • W-2c/W-3c for corrected forms. ​
  3. Select the employee from the Find Employee selection box or click on the employee in the Selection and Options section.
  4. If the employee does not exist, click Create to start a new On the Fly employee record.
    • For W-2c/W-3c, select the records to correct and click Process to load the original W-2 info that is to be corrected.
  5. Complete the fill-form with the appropriate information. All fields with a are required.
  6. Choose the desired W-3 Print Options:
    • Check Print W-3 to print the W-3 when you click Save/Print or Save
    • (Optional) Enter a 5-digit Control number.
    • (If applicable) Enter the Establishment Number
      • You may use this box to identify separate establishments in a business.
      • You may file a separate Form W-3, with Forms W-2, for each establishment even if they all have the same EIN; or, you may use a single Form W-3 for all Forms W-2 of the same type.
    • If Electronic Signatures have been previously configured (under Setup > Electronic Signatures), select one from the list to be applied.
  7. In the Print Options section, choose which copies to print and the printing format.
  8. Once you have completed the form and selected the desired Print Options, click Save or Save/Print.
    • If you have additional On the Fly W-2 forms to create for the client, use Save to preserve the current entries and return to step 3.

Note: Saved Forms W-2/W-3 entries are required before Forms W-2c/W-3c can be created.

When you are ready to print, use the Selection and Options section to choose the employees to include in the printed set. If the W-3 was chosen to be included, all selected employee W-2s will be combined to calculate the W-3.

Creating Forms 94x On the Fly

  1. Select Forms 94x from the Form Types selection box.
  2. Select the necessary 94x tax return from the Form drop list.
  3. Choose the appropriate Frequency (only applies to certain 94x series).
  4.  Use the Quarter selection to choose the quarter that the 94x tax return is for (only applies to certain 94x series).
  5. Under Selection and options, mark any additional options to apply to the Form 94x.
  6. Complete the fill-in form with the appropriate information for the 94x series being produced. All fields with a are required.
  7. When the form is complete, click Save or Save/Print

Caution: The IRS uses the amount on the Balance Due line of 94x tax returns when debiting the bank accounts specified for making electronic payments for these returns.
If using the DAS online payment feature, it is very important to verify the Balance Due amount on the 94x tax return prior to e-filing the return.

State Forms On the Fly

Drake Accounting® offers forms from most states to be completed On the Fly.

To enter information for states on-the-fly:

  1. Make the appropriate client the active client.
  2. Go to On the Fly > State Forms.
  3. Select the desired state from the State drop list.
  4. Select the desired form from the Form drop list.
  5. Enter all appropriate information directly on the form. Required information is indicated by the icon.
  6. Once all information has been entered, click Save/Print or Save.