1095 Mate vs TaxBandits

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TaxBandits provides electronic filing for payroll and employment forms, including 1099, W-2, 94x, ACA 1095, W-9 and BOI reports. It is aimed at business owners, tax professionals and service providers, and supports federal and state tax filing. Users can upload form data in bulk with CSV templates or provide completed W-9 PDFs for AI extraction of recipient information. Validation includes IRS business-rule and schema checks, TIN matching and USPS address validation. Listed integrations include Sage Intacct, Karbon, QuickBooks, Xero, Zoho Books, FreshBooks, Zapier and an API. The API supports filing workflows for W-9, 1099, W-2 and TIN matching. TaxBandits says it is SOC 2 certified and encrypts stored and transmitted client data; accounts can enable authenticator-app two-factor authentication. Its Companion app for iOS and Android supports W-9/W-8 management, with unlimited collection free to use. Payroll plans start at $19 a month, with a 30-day trial listed. Annual W-2 and 1099 filings are excluded from payroll plans and cost extra; separate federal 1099 and W-2 filing is priced by volume, starting at $2.75 per form for the first 10 forms.