Convert a 1042-S file for IRIS
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1. Your files
Publication 1187 files (.txt, .dat or no extension) made for FIRE, or spreadsheets in the IRIS Form 1042-S layout (CSV or XLSX). Several files at once are fine.
or choose them from your computer
Add the blank 1042-S CSV template you downloaded from the IRIS portal and Withfile copies its exact header row.
2. Result
IRIS Taxpayer Portal CSV files (Form 1042-S)
Control totals
Each withholding agent's reconciliation "C" record compared with the sum of its recipient "Q" records.
| Withholding agent | Check | Year | C record | Sum of Q records | Match |
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Issues and fixes
Errors keep a form out of the CSVs. "Review" forms are in the CSVs but deserve a look. TINs are masked on screen.
| Type | Record | Withholding agent | Recipient | Field | What happened | Before → after |
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License
Checking is free. Downloading CSVs built from your own data needs a license: Agent $790 (1 withholding agent EIN), Group $1,490 (10), Firm $2,900 (unlimited). Founding offer: $474, $894 or $1,740 with FOUNDING40 until 30 Nov, applied automatically at checkout.
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