How can I transfer this just one Payer from a prior year to the current year?

You can Transfer a single payer from one year to the next. On the Main Menu, select Utilities>Program System Utilities>Transfer Data from a Prior Program Year. Click thru the various screens until you get to the one where you are actually specifying the Work Directory for each year. At the bottom of the screen is […]

When importing from QuickBooks, there is a long Cat_Name list with items that are no longer being used, can I delete them?

If you delete these CAT_NAMES and they still exist in QuickBooks, they will reimport the next time you access the X-REF file. I suggest that you leave them and make sure that the ATF_NAME is <blank>.

When printing checks, can I remove the “$” that prints?

Yes the "$" can be suppressed. To suppress this, at the AMS Payroll Menu, select Payer>Payer Edit>Preferences. In the Checks and Vouchers section, place a check in5. Suppress $on Printed Check .

Can checks be transferred to QuickBooks?

You may write payroll checks from the 1099-etc software. The software will not transfer the transaction(s) to QuickBooks. We do offer an export to QuickBooks General Journal, but individual payroll checks cannot be transferred.

Can the forms generated in your software be saved in pdf format?

Yes, you can generate PDF files from the forms/reports in our program. You will need to printthe forms/reports as normal, but make sure to select "Print Preview or Multiple Printing on the Printer Mode screen. Continueto print the form/report as normal but when prompted, to "View, Print or Quit", select View. Click Save as PDF […]

Is there a way to send a form to a .TXT file instead of to a physical printer?

Install a "Generic Text-Only" Windows printer specifying the port "FILE". Go to the Forms Menu and set the printer for Mode 1 to that printer (Options>Printer Settings). Now, print the 1099INT form selecting Mode 1, Windows will ask for the file name you want to print to, specify the file name and use the extension […]

Is there a way to save margin settings so that when the program is updated it retains the changes?

A file called Marg.dbf is located in the 1099-etc program directory. This file contains the Margin Alignments for the forms. You can save/copy this file to another location and once the update is complete you can copy this file back to the 1099-etc program directory. However, margin adjustments for ANY forms that have been made […]

If payer data is stored in different work directories can a master list of all recipients be printed?

No, you can only print a master list for each separate work directory.

Using the Laser Generation Module, how do I move the entire form to the left?

At the W-2/1099 Forms Filer Menu, select Options>Printer Settings. Click Next on the Printer Mode screen and on the Printer Device and Codes screen, add /<70 after E# on the Forms line.

How can I print multiple copies of the forms?

When printing, on the Printer Mode screen, make sure there is a check in the Print Preview or Multiple Printing box (located above the Next button).