Setup Considerations: Combined Federal/State Filing Program
You can use this topic to help make decisions when planning your configuration and use of the
Combined Federal/State Filing (CF/SF) Program in Workday. It explains:
- Why to set it up.
- How it fits into the rest of Workday.
- Downstream impacts and cross-product interactions.
- Security requirements and business process configurations.
- Questions and limitations to consider before implementation.
Refer to detailed task instructions for full configuration details.
What It Is
You can generate electronic 1099 returns that meet the IRS CF/SF Program requirements.
Business Benefits
The CF/SF Program eliminates the need to report your 1099 federal and state returns
separately, simplifying your annual 1099 processing.
Use Cases
You report 1099 payments to state tax authorities. You've already obtained IRS approval to
participate in the CF/SF Program. You opt in to the CF/SF Program in Workday and
select the participating states to which you report. You file:
- A combined return to the IRS, which includes the payments reportable to the participating states.
- A return to each of the nonparticipating states.
Questions to Consider
Questions | Considerations |
|---|---|
How do you submit your 1099 information returns to the
IRS? | You can only benefit from the CF/SF Program when you e-file your
1099 returns. |
To which states do you submit your 1099 returns? | When you opt in to the CF/SF Program in Workday, you can select the states to include
in your combined returns. For Workday to include payments in combined
returns, you must use state withholding tax rates. When you don't
withhold tax, you can set up a zero percent tax rate. As a result,
for states that you include in your combined returns, you need to
set up:
Also add the state tax IDs in the tax details of
your companies that file combined returns. |
How do you pay your 1099 payees? | Workday supports withholding tax codes on supplier invoices only. For Workday to
include ad hoc payments in combined returns, create 1099
adjustments. |
Recommendations
When you opt in to the CF/SF Program midyear, you might have 1099 payments with tax rates that
you haven't mapped to the state tax authority. To include these amounts in your
combined returns, we recommend that you create 1099 adjustments with:
- Spend categories that you've mapped to IRS boxes.
- The state income and state tax withheld amounts.
We also recommend that you add default withholding tax codes to your 1099 suppliers.
Default withholding tax codes make data entry easier and help ensure that Workday
includes all 1099 payments in your combined returns.
Requirements
- Obtain IRS approval to participate in the CF/SF Program.
- Verify if your state has additional filing requirements.
- Set up 1099 Reporting for all the states that you include in your combined returns.
- For Workday to include a payment for a given state, the payment must contain tax rates that you've mapped to the state tax authority.
Limitations
No impact.
Tenant Setup
No impact.
Security
Users with access on both of these domains can opt in to the CF/SF Program and select
participating states:
- Set Up: Taxin the Common Financial Management functional area.
- Reports: Supplier Accounts 1099 - USAin the Supplier Accounts functional area.
Business Processes
No impact.
Reporting
No impact.
Integrations
Web Services | Considerations |
|---|---|
Put Company Tax Details
| Enables you to:
|
Put Tax Authority
| Uploads tax authorities for states that you include in your
combined returns. |
Put Withholding Tax Code
| Uploads withholding tax codes for states that you include in your
combined returns. |
Put Withholding Tax Rate
| Uploads withholding tax rates for states that you include in your
combined returns. |
Submit 1099 Adjustment
| Enables you to update your 1099 federal and state amounts by
payee. |
Connections and Touchpoints
Workday offers a Touchpoints Kit with resources to help you understand configuration
relationships in your tenant. Learn more about the Workday Touchpoints
Kit on Workday Community.