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W2 Mate 2018

By Real Business Solutions Free to try Editors' Rating

Editors' Review

Download.com Staff Apr 1, 2013

No one likes tax time -- not even paid tax preparers. They view tax season the way retailers view the holiday season; something to survive in order to thrive. Yet it's even worse for employers, who must not only do their own taxes but also prepare W-2s for each and every employee. Real Business Solutions has a solution for real businesses: W2 Mate 2012. Simply put, it can import, prepare, and file W-2, W-3, 1099, 1098, and related tax forms. Better yet, it saves you money by laser-printing your own government-approved substitute forms on blank paper. It prints individual mailing labels for W-2 and 1099 recipients, too. W2 Mate imports tax data from financial tools like QuickBooks, creates PDF-based forms, supports e-filing, rolls over data, and exports data to Excel. Recent updates include support for changes in 2012 filing and compatibility with Windows 8. W2 Mate 2012 is free to try for 30 days with a watermark on output.

W2 Mate's interface is attractive as tax tools go, borrowing stylistic elements from Web browsers and MS Office for a clean, up-to-date look anchored by a Shortcuts sidebar linking to forms, company data, employees, and more. Crisply rendered forms give a high-quality look and feel, too, an impression reinforced by the copious assistance W2 Mate offers. For instance, clicking the IRS & SSA Instructions menu on the toolbar showed instructions, contacts, Web links, and more, while the Tools menu let us roll over data, update employee data, back up and restore company data, configure options, and enable optional features. We started by entering company data, though we could also import (and export) data to and from a variety of programs. We didn't have any government-supplied forms on hand, but forms printed on plain paper with our basic black-and-white laser printer looked like they'd been printed professionally.

We've seen plenty of tax and business software, and W2 Mate 2012 stands out, even among the best. It produces top-quality forms with explanations, notes, and instructions when they're needed. The comprehensive software costs only $39, a bargain compared to CPA rates.

Editors' note: This is a review of the trial version of W2 Mate 2012 9.0.35.

Full Specifications

What's new in version 15.0.26

Version 15.0.26:
  • 2018 W2 Electronic Filing with the Social Security Administration and State Departments of Revenue
  • 2018 1099 Electronic Filing with the IRS FIRE System and State Departments of Revenue
  • 2018 paper for filing tax forms W2, 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R, W-3, 1096, 1099-S, 1098-T, 1098, 1099-A, 1099-B, 1099-C, 1099-K, 1099-PATR and 1099-OID.

General

Release December 10, 2018
Date Added December 10, 2018
Version 15.0.26

Operating Systems

Operating Systems Windows 10, Windows 8, Windows Vista, Windows, Windows Server 2008, Windows 7
Additional Requirements None

Popularity

Total Downloads 44,137
Downloads Last Week 0
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Developer's Description

W2 Mate 2018 is a software for filing tax forms W2, 1099-MISC, 1099-INT, 1099-DIV, 1099-R, W-3, 1096, 1099-S, 1098-T, 1098, 1099-K, 1099-A, 1099-B, 1099-C, 1099-PATR and 1099-OID . W2 Mate supports printing both on government pre-printed forms and on blank paper. Just enter your data, verify it, and print all your forms.

W2 Mate also eliminates the need for buying W2 Forms (Copy A) and W3 by printing government-approved laser substitutes for these forms on plain white paper. Automatically calculates totals for 1096 and W3.Meets IRS and Social Security regulations. Supports electronic W2 Filing (W2 E-File) through SSA Business Services Online and 1099 E-File through IRS FIRE (requires W2 Mate Option #4).Exports W2 and 1099 data (employer, employee, payer and recipient information) to Excel format. Data rollover from previous tax years. Generates printing labels for employees and 1099 recipients. Imports W2 and 1099 data from QuickBooks, Sage Peachtree, Sage DacEasy, MS Dynamics, CSV format and from other accounting software like MAS 90 / 200 (requires W2 Mate Option #3). W2 Mate software saves money by allowing users to print tax forms on white paper instead of the red-ink forms and to create PDF w2s and PDF 1099s (requires W2 Mate Option #6), which eliminates mailing tax forms altogether. This W2 1099 software can be used by small businesses, accounting firms, CPAs, Bookkeepers, banks and other types of businesses. Support for bulk 1099 TIN Matching. Ability to securely batch email 1099 and W2 forms (including support for QuickBooks). Support for Social Security Number (SSN) masking on 1099 forms. Ability to file 1099 corrections. W2 electronic filing for the following states: Alabama, Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Mississippi, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Vermont, Virginia, West Virginia and Wisconsin.2018 version includes support for 2018 W-2, 2018 1099-MISC, 2018 1099-INT, 2018 1099-DIV and 2018 1099-R.

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