I have a confession to make. I have not completed the 1099's for Insightful Accountant. We don't have too many, so it won't be a big deal. It won't take long and it won't cost too much.
So why haven't I done it yet, you ask? In short, I just have not wanted to! It's one of those tasks that sits on the To Do List for a long time. Like preparing the documentation for my tax returns (do you see a theme?).
My accountant has done this for me in the past and has charged a reasonable fee, but I am filing them myself this year so that I can save some money by using efile4Biz. If you are not familiar with efile4Biz, they take the burden off of you and handle the printing, mailing and e-filing of the forms, for what I believe is a very reasonable price per form.
You've seen efile4Biz advertised on the site and we've worked out a discount offer for our readers allowing for 25% off the rate on the site. Even for late filers like me! There are some caveats (see * below) and you should know that I do some paid consulting work for efile4Biz.
I realized that the article would be more impactful if I actually told about my experience using efile4Biz, so here's how it went: I only processed 1 1099 and used the site to print, mail and e-file the form. I chose to enter the information directly instead of extracting from QBO since I only had 1 form to file. The flow of the process was intuitive and the process was easy. It only took me a few minutes from start to finish, and keep in mind that I have never submitted a 1099 form using any solution.
Would I recommend using a service like efile4Biz? Absolutely. If you choose to do so and use efile4Biz, use the DISCOUNT CODE FWS25 at checkout to receive a 25% discount on your total. By the way, it cost me $3.38 to have efile4Biz print, mail and e-file my 1 form using the discount code I provided. Your price may be lower depending on the number of forms you have to file. And yes, they filed with the state since the state was a part of the Combined Federal/State Filing Program.
Happy Filing!
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