940 Wrong Year - Wrong amount

[gorilla]

Hi there, Everyone:

I am trying to get my 940 (and other forms) for 2008 to my accountant, and I noticed that it keeps printing / writing the 940 for 2007 (not 2008 )

The file that it creates is title a940_2007_Siamese_Dream_pdf

The figures in the fields are all from 2007

Can someone please help me figure out how to get the 940 for 2008?!?!?!

I am using PayWindow 2008 6.0.12

I used the change Date feature to set the date to December 31st, 2008

I have checked for updates, but the only updates I can find are for 2009

I have NOT run the end of Year tool yet. Do I need to do that first?

(I am not sure what the end of year tool does, and am hesitant to run it, because I am afreaid that it might make some changes that I can't undo later - if someone can explain the benefits and drawbacks of running the end of year too, that would be greatly appreciated, too)

Thank you in advance for helping me with this.

[Paul Mayer]

You really need to check for updates if you think you have a problem to be sure it has not already been taken care of.

This page lists all updates and changes:

http://zpay.com/vbulletin/forumdisplay.php?f=11

The 2008 end of year forms were released at the end of the year and are in the 2009 program, and not the version we released on December 1st but around the middle of the month.

And now you are in the middle of January and really need to read this page in order to get up to date and know what you need to do since the end of year has come and gone now:

http://zpay.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=1426

[gorilla]

I am not sure I understand this...

does that mean I have to pay for a license for the 2009 program BEFORE I can print out the 940 forms for 2008?

Are you saying the ability to calculate / print out the 940 forms for 2008 was NOT included with my purchase of the 2008 program???

Thank you in advance.

[Paul Mayer]

No certain forms are always in the next release since the IRS does not release them until the last few days of the year. The current program has the 2008 941 form because the IRS does not want anyone using the 2009 form to report the last quarter of the year. That form will be added in March when the IRS releases it.The 2008 program had the 2007 forms added as they were released in the last days of 2007.

Every year on December 1st, the new year's program is released and as forms and new tax tables are released, they are added.

If you are not continuing on, you are more than welcome to download the 2009 version and close out the year since it will give you a 30 day trial without paying. But read that last link I gave you carefully as the new tax tables are now in the 2009 download and you did not take care of this in December like the majority of our customers have already done.