Export W-2 information to another application

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Use these steps when the Accounting CS firm wants to send W-2s to a completely different firm ID.
You can use the W-2 export feature to create an XML file of employee W-2 information that can be imported into another application for client Form 1040 processing.
Currently this feature supports import into UltraTax CS only. Unlike data sharing with UltraTax CS, with the W-2 export, you can export forms to other firm databases and to applications that aren't installed to the same environment as Accounting CS.
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If your firm uses UltraTax CS, we recommend that you take advantage of the data sharing capabilities.
With the W-2 export feature, the files are transmitted based on the Firm ID and employee Social Security numbers. Do the following to export W-2 information to another application:

Specify the Firm ID

  1. Select
    Setup
    ,
    Firm Information
    ,
    Firm
    , then the
    Preferences
    tab.
  2. In the Export W-2s section, enter the Tax Firm ID for the application you want to export the information to. Currently this is for UltraTax CS only.

Turn on the W-2 export feature for a client

  1. Select
    Setup
    ,
    Clients
    , then the
    Integration
    tab.
  2. Select the client.
  3. In the Export W-2s section, mark the
    Send W-2s to UltraTax CS
    checkbox.
note
This checkbox is available only when a valid tax firm ID has been entered in the
Preferences
tab of the
Firm Information
screen.

Export the employee W-2 information

When the employee copy of the W-2 is printed, the employee W-2 information is sent to our secure CS Connect servers where it can be downloaded to UltraTax CS.
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If data sharing is enabled in the
Preferences
tab of the
Firm
screen, the application won't share data with any client that has the
Send W-2s to UltraTax CS
checkbox marked, and will export only the W-2 information via our secure CS Connect servers.

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