W-2 & 1099 Changes in Reporting for 2013

Date: 
Tuesday, January 7, 2014

2013 W-2 & 1099 Changes in Reporting

 Form W-2

Report the value of employee health insurance coverage. 

These amounts are informational only. Report as follows;

Amount is the total for the group health insurance including employer amounts

Report in Box 12 and Use Code DD

For detailed information on W-2 reporting use the following link;    

   www.irs.gov/uac/Form-W-2-Reporting-of-Employer-Sponsored-Health-Coverage

Health Insurance premiums paid for greater than 2% S-Corp shareholderHealth Insurance Reporting-employees

Amounts must be reported on the W-2 in order to receive the business deductions for the health insurance premiums.  Report as follows;

Amount reported is the amount paid for health insurance premiums by the S-Corporation for shareholder-employees

Include amount in Federal Wages (Box1)

Include amount in State Wages (Box 16)

Report amount paid for health insurance premiums by the S-Corporation for shareholder-employee in Box 14 – Use code S-Corp MP

These amounts are not subject to Social Security or Medicare: 

Do not report as Social Security or Medicare Wages (Box 3 & 5)


Form 1099 – Misc.

For 2013 DO NOT report payments that you made with a

debit or credit card on Form 1099-Misc

These payments will now be reported by

credit card merchants using the Form 1099-K.

 

We are thankful to Julian Warren II Certified Public Accountant @ Griggs & Associates, for helping us stay informed!

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