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See IRS.gov for 1099-NEC, 1099-Misc changes and instructions.

Other changes to the 1099 Misc form -

• Renamed the Vendor field "Misc Box 9" to be "Payer Made Direct Sales $5000+". This checkbox is now used by Misc Box 7 (moved from box 9) and NEC box 2.(?)
• A utility is available to customers to move data already updated in year 2020 to 1099-Form Box 7 Nonemployee Compensation to Form 1099-NEC for year 2020. See kb 103941 release notes.

Box 7 from the Misc form is now Box 1 on the NEC form.  Instructions for 1099-NEC (including 1099-MISC) on https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099msc.pdf  Page 10 has what box 1 is for and page 12 has what boxes 4,5,7,8 are used for.

I have two questions about this:

1. Our current Sage 100 system does support the new form, but it does not appear to be available, is there a certain upgrade I need to request or will it be included in the year-end IRD?

2. I hear that  the State 1099 filings will no longer be automatically sent from the IRS. If I use Sage 100/Aatrix to file, will there be anything I need to do differently this year? 

thank you!

~Betsy

In order to have the 1099-NEC enhancement, you should upgrade to a minimum of Sage 100 version 2019 Update 4 OR 2020 Update 1. 

If your state requires 1099's to be electronically filed, Aatrix should be able to handle the state filing as well. You would make that choice on the 1099 Printing or Filing Options window in Aatrix W2/1099 Preparer.

ok, thank you Gina!

Anyone know how Sage is going to solve the issue where clients are unable to upgrade due to 3rd party software, especially with Scanco's Manufacturing module?  We are on Sage 100c Advanced v2019.2 and Scanco has not released PU 4 yet and with Sage 100 v2020 having various issues that I have read, we aren't going to upgrade at this time to that version.

Usually Sage has a "hot fix" or some utility to download and run to install the needed form and/or program.  However, I don't see this on Sage's website.