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Download IRIS XML, Portal CSV, and recipient copies

A file that passes validation gives up to three downloads. Download A2A XML is the IRIS transmission file. Download Portal CSV is the IRS Taxpayer Portal upload for 1099-NEC, MISC, and INT. Print 1099 is the recipient Copy B PDF for 1099-NEC and MISC, on the Pro plan and above.

All help articlesLast reviewed October 2026

Steps

  1. 1. Download the A2A XML

    This is the IRIS A2A transmission, built to Publication 5718. IRISfile can send it to the IRS for you with File with the IRS. Download it to keep a copy or to send it with your own A2A software.

    A large batch may come as several parts, one button per part.

    The Download A2A XML button is outlined above the record table.
    Download A2A XML: the IRIS XML transmission file.

  2. 2. Download the Portal CSV

    Use this file to upload returns in the IRS Taxpayer Portal yourself. It covers 1099-NEC, MISC, and INT.

    Upload the file as you downloaded it. If you open it in Excel and save it, Excel strips ZIP leading zeros and can add blank rows, and the Portal rejects both.

    The Download Portal CSV button is outlined.
    Download Portal CSV: the IRS Taxpayer Portal upload format.

  3. 3. Print recipient copies

    Print 1099 gives a PDF of Copy B, the recipient's copy, on the official IRS form. It covers 1099-NEC and MISC on the Pro plan and above.

    The Print 1099 (PDF) button is outlined.
    Print 1099 (PDF): recipient Copy B on the official IRS form.

  4. 4. Download again later from IRS Files

    Each file's row in IRS Files keeps its downloads, so you can come back for them at any time. After you print and send recipient copies, click MARK PRINTED to keep track.

    One row in IRS Files with the File with the IRS, Download, and Print 1099 actions, and MARK PRINTED under Print 1099.
    Every download stays on the file's row in IRS Files.

Questions

Should I use the A2A XML or the Portal CSV?
Use File with the IRS or the A2A XML for most clients. One A2A transmission can be up to 100 MB. The Portal CSV suits a small filing you want to send through the IRS Taxpayer Portal yourself, which takes up to 100 returns per submission.
Why is there no Portal CSV button for my 1099-DIV file?
IRISfile builds Portal CSVs for 1099-NEC, MISC, and INT only. File a 1099-DIV with the A2A XML.
Why is there no Print 1099 button?
Recipient copies cover 1099-NEC and MISC on the Pro plan and above. Other forms and plans show no Print 1099 button.

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