Penta 2024 End of Year Bulletin 1 of 4

This document is the first of four year-end notifications Penta Software issues. It contains an overview of activities that impact your 2024 W-2, 1099-MISC, and 1099-NEC returns and your 2025 payroll year.

We help you prepare for year-end and the new payroll year by:

1. Coordinating supported W-2, 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC form and envelope ordering through our forms partner, Nelco Solutions.

2. Providing program updates compliant with 2024 W-2, 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC requirements.

3. Providing program updates for 2025 federal payroll tax and state income tax changes.

4. Providing a guide to using PENTA for end of year payroll processing and W-2 preparation.

5. Providing a guide to using PENTA for 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC preparation.

A complete, single source of information surrounding PENTA End of Year will be available again this year via our Knowledge Base here. Please check back regularly for updates outside of the bulletins.

Nelco Solutions

• We partnered with Nelco to simplify your end of year paper purchasing needs with a company that has a modern online ordering process and fantastic customer support. Check out our partner ordering page here with the currently supported forms

• Standardize your W-2 and 1099 generation program and simplify the printing process

• They have been in the W-2 and 1099 form industry a long time, they understand our needs and they understand your needs

• They have equivalent form sizes to reduce programmatic changes which eases the end of year tax kit delivery process

Nelco Form #83631 with compatible double window Nelco Envelope #80558.

• 8 1/2 x 11" stock 4 parts per page (4 corner style)

• Complete recipient instructions on the back of each panel

Reminder: W-2 Form MW1284 (Four Down Style) is deprecated and no longer selectable in PENTA.

Nelco Form #B99PERFMI05 (1099-MISC) and #B99PERFNI05 (1099-NEC) with compatible double window Nelco Envelope #99DWENV05.

• 8 1/2 x 11" stock 3 parts per page

• Complete recipient instructions on the back of each panel

Throughout the fourth quarter, we send the following year-end packets of information via email to the designated year-end contact(s) at your company. To add, update, or remove an employee on our designated contact list please follow the Knowledge Base article here.

1. Forms Ordering

   1. The responsible person(s) in your company orders the following forms from Nelco Solutions website:

      1. W-2 Forms

      2. 1099-MISC Form

      3. 1099-NEC Form

2. Program Modification Letter and Update Installation Schedule:

   1. The responsible person(s) in your company selects an installation period using the booking link in Bulletin 3, then completes the installation schedule, and submits it to Penta.

   2. Penta uploads and installs the program changes per the installation schedule.

3. End of Year Guides

   1. PENTA End of Year Payroll Guide

   2. PENTA End of Year 1099 Guide (MISC and NEC)

If you have any questions or concerns regarding these activities, please inform Penta's End of Year Coordinator by email at updates@penta.com.