Change Logs Updated: (6/26/2024)

Update log of 2021

• Remove any auto population of the account field as it should only be set by the user. Unique file id takes care of corrections. See page 60 of Pub 1187.


• Validation check now looks to see if any B record has Box7c checked and A record A30 checked.


• Added the ability to print instructions on back of Copy B, C, or D if 'Duplex' option is selected.


• Disabled 'No Instructions' checkbox in advanced print dialog.


• Updated to the IRS 2021 format for all forms.

Update log of 2017

• All changes made were specific to Amendments. For further information please refer to Amending 1042-S Forms

Update log of 2016

• Box numbers were changed in 2016. For this reason the import headers were changed. The Excel import headers are Mnemonic Names instead of Box Numbers.

Changes as listed:

• The header for Gross Income is not Box2 but instead "GrossIncome"
• The header for Chapter 3 Exemption Code is not Box3a byt instead "C3eCode"
• The header for Chapter 4 Exemption Code is not Box4a but instead "C4eCode"
• The header for Federal Tax Withheld is not Box7a but instead "FTW"
• The header for Recipient's Name is not Box13a but instead "Rname"
• RTin - Recipient's US Tax ID
• Rname - Recipient's Name
• Raddr - Recipient's Address
• RCity - Recipient's City
• RState - Recipient's US State if USA Address
• RProv - Recipient's Canadian Province if in Canada
• RcCode - Recipient's 2 digit Country Code if Foreign
• RZip - Recipient's Foreign or USA Postal Code

Update log of 2014

• The File Menu contains a new sub-menu "Open Pre-2014 T42 file". This feature CONVERTS a past year file to the most updated format.
  Thus it is possible to open a past year .T42 "source" file.


• It is then possible to use the File Menu to "Export the Grid to Excel".


• This allows you to modify the Excel spreadsheet, for example Boxes 4a and 4b, then re-Import from Excel by Copy and Paste From Excel by Header Name, and
  REPLACE the data in the 1042-S grid.


• All status codes and tax rates may now be imported from Excel the easy way. All codes and tax rates may be entered as single digit. And
  fractional tax rates may be entered as simple numbers such as 4.9 This applies to the following boxes:


• Box3a, Box3b, Box4a, Box4b


• Box12b, Box12h, Box15b


• Box12c, Box13i, Box15c


• For more information on update to the 1042-S form, please vist the link provided: 1042-s Instructions I IRS.gov