Iowa/STAWRS Project

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Iowa/STAWRS Project

• Wayne Cooper and Donna Hockensmith

Iowa
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Iowa Project Goals

• Satisfy employers by allowing them to meet both
  federal and state quarterly employment tax
  filing requirements by sending one quarterly
  transmission to a single state agency.
• Allow a state agency to divide and transmit tax
  and wage reporting data to participating
  agencies.
• Minimize filing costs.
• Provide employers an electronic means to submit
  combined transmissions.

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Iowa STAWRS Project Overview
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Major Milestones

• State agreed to explore joint project (6/97).
• Federal and state working groups were established
  (8/97).
• Initial combined form was drafted (9/97).
• Combined form line-by-line instructions were
  drafted (9/97).
• Employer group was convened to review initial
  draft form and instructions (9/97).
• Employer group feedback was provided and analyzed
  (11/97).
• Mail out for parallel test was completed (1/98).

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Major Milestones - Continued

• Parallel test was conducted (2/98, 5/98, 8/98).
• Parallel test was analyzed (12/98).
• Prototype software for live combined filing was
  developed (7/99).
• Iowa prototype software was provided to employers
  (7/99).
• Iowa security documentation for interim level C-2
  was completed (7/99).
• Cooperative agreement was signed (7/99).
• MOU was signed (7/99).

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Major Milestones - Upcoming

• Conduct pilot filing of combined electronic form
  and software.
• Conduct second pilot filing of combined
  electronic form and software.
• Conduct third pilot filing of combined electronic
  form and software.
• Review pilot results.
• Issue recommendation on institutionalization.
• Coordinate negotiations with IRS.
• Perform operations and maintenance.

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Iowa Hopes for the Future

• All employer returns filed electronically from
  payroll software.
• Auto EFT payments made timely.
• W-2s sent electronically to SSA from payroll
  software and electronically furnished back to
  states.
• Returns from other agencies become part of
  package.

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Iowa Project Contacts

• Renny Dohse
• Administrator, Iowa Workforce Development
  Reynel.M.Dohse_at_iwd.state.ia.us
• Wayne Cooper
• Manager, Iowa Dept. Revenue Finance
  Wcooper_at_max.state.ia.us
• Larry Venenga
• Tax Chief, Iowa Workforce Development
  Larry.Venenga_at_iwd.state.ia.us