UPDATED: Improved 1042-S foreign transmitter postal code e-file formatting.

UPDATED: Improved 1042-S filtering of invalid characters.

UPDATED: Inert MagACA.DLL is now in a new folder called ‘TechFix’ under \Admin.

UPDATED: Improved support for custom transactional print statements.

UPDATED: 1095-C print logic:  If the box 14 code is 1B, 1C, 1D, or 1E and the box 15 amount is zero.  Then print “0.00” in box 15.

UPDATED: Scheduler can now output more debug log information.

UPDATED: 1095x service bureau print exports now filter out extra TABs.

UPDATED: State thresholds have been updated for 2015-2016 forms for Montana and North Carolina.

UPDATED: The 1042-S GIIN lookup table has been updated with the latest IRS changes.

FIXED: Additional processing is applied to a number of name and address fields when generating 1042-S electronic files (see below.)

FIXED: Adjustments of the 1042-T address print lines.

FIXED: Filer's Foreign TIN has been expanded to 22 characters to match e-file size for 1042-S.

FIXED: 1095x Excel export of import validation issues for child ACA forms.

FIXED: Custom 1099-MISC reports now work as expected under the Report Manager.

FIXED: A number of issues when creating 1095-B/1095-C ACA form uploads for the Service Bureau have been corrected.

Notes on 1042-S Electronic Filing Name/Address processing

The electronic file generation process strips out invalid characters such as  ~!@$^*()_+`={}[]|\”:;<>?  From the T, W & Q records which would result in your electronic file being rejected by the IRS FIRE System “Bad File” including special characters that are unique to a language other than English.  This process only impacts the generated file, not your underlying data.  Allowable special characters for electronic filing include:  alpha, numeric, blank, ampersand (&), hyphen (-), comma (,), apostrophe (’), forward slash (/), pound (#), period (.), and the percent (%). Note the percent [% (used as “in care of”)] is valid in the first position only of name 2 and address fields.

A number of other small fixes and enhancements are also included in this release.