E-File 1099s: Create Your IRS FIRE Account

After obtaining your FIRE TCC, you'll create an account on the IRS FIRE website. Follow the steps below and watch this video to guide you through the steps.

1. Go to the IRS FIRE Website.
2. Press Create New Account.
   
    
3. Fill out the form to create an account.
   1. Enter your TCC.
   2. Enter your EIN.
   3. Enter your Company Name (School Name). The Company Name must exactly match IRS records.
   4. Create a User ID and Password, and enter your password again in the Verify Password field.
4. Press Create.
   
5. Verify your information and enter required fields.
   • Enter a phone number.
   • Enter your name in the User ID contact field.
   • Enter your email address.
6. Press Submit.
   
7. On the Account created screen, make a note of your User ID and press OK.
8. Create and verify the 10-digit self-assigned PIN and press Submit. Keep this PIN in safe place, you will need it to submit your 1099s!
   
    
9. Press OK.
10. Check the authorization checkbox.
11. Create and verify a Secret Phrase then press Create. This is like a secondary password.
12. Enter the validation code.
13. Press Create.
    
14. Press OK. You're FIRE System account has been created and you are ready to e-file.
15. Follow the steps in our E-File 1099s: Print and E-File Forms to log in to the FIRE system and upload your file.