The IRS/ECC-MTB prepares a publication of vendors who support electronic filing. Publication 1582 Information Returns Vendor List contains the names of vendors who provide software packages for payers who wish to produce electronic files on their own computer systems.

The Vendor List, Publication 1582, is updated periodically. The most recent revision is available on the IRS website at this link:

http://www.irs.gov/efile/lists/0,,id=100422,00.html

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In order to be approved for the Providers Page of the IRS website, you must send at least 1 file for each type of return you are going to offer to provide software for. For example, if you were providing software for 1099-OID, 1099-A, 1099-MISC and 1099-S, the IRS would require at least 1 file of each and receive a Good status on all of them. If you are only filing for 1 or 2 types of returns, you must send us at least 6 files and receive a Good status on them. Publication 1220, Specifications for Filing Forms 1098, 1099, 5498, and W-2G Electronically says that you must have at least 11 'B' records per 'A' record in order for the IRS to test the file correctly.