Information for FIRE Users

Qualified Intermediaries News July 28, 2021
Corporations Topics LB&I At-a-Glance LBI Directive De-coordinating All Issue Papers Industry Director Guidance Code, Regs., IRB IRS Resources Compliance & Enforcement Contact My Local Office Filing Options Forms & Instructions Frequently Asked Questions News Taxpayer Advocate Service Where to File	Subject: Information for FIRE Users     The IRS will be making significant improvements to the Filing Information Returns Electronically (FIRE) application process for new users. The new online Information Returns (IR) Application for Transmitter Control Code (TCC) is scheduled to deploy on September 26, 2021. The new application will be available on IRS.gov and will replace both the current Form 4419 and the Fill-in Form 4419 on the FIRE System. New users will be required to authenticate their identities and create a new account through IRS Secure Access Account to access the new online IR Application for TCC. Details on what users need to verify their identities can be found at www.IRS.gov/SecureAccess. Existing Secure Access (SA) users will be able to use their existing SA account. Any filer, including corporations, partnerships, employers, estates and trusts, who files 250 or more Forms 1097, 1042-S, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, 8027, 8955-SSA or W-2G for any calendar year must file their information returns electronically. In late 2022, to better secure the FIRE system, existing FIRE users will also be required to transition to a stronger identity proofing authentication process. The target timeframe for this move is Fall 2022. (A quick reminder that the Taxpayer First Act of 2019 (TFA) required the IRS to increase electronic filing. Counsel has now issued proposed regulations to reduce the current 250-return threshold to 100 in 2022 and to 10 in 2023. To review the proposed regulation or for details on the public hearing and comment period, see the Federal Register.) For more information on FIRE changes, see FIRE System Update: Improving the Process and Security for Information Return (IR) Application for Transmitter Control Code (TCC). Back to Top Thank you for subscribing to the Qualified Intermediaries e-mail list, an IRS e-mail service. If you know someone who might want to subscribe to this mailing list, please forward this message to them so they can subscribe. This message was distributed automatically from the Qualified Intermediaries mailing list. Please Do Not Reply To This Message. To subscribe to or unsubscribe from another list, please go to the Main Subscription Page on the IRS.gov web site.

 

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