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Probably on January 2nd. I've never had a problem filing 1099s or W2s very early in January.

AI is often plain old theft of copyrighted material. Most see the problem with things like a magazine or other "news" source getting caught using AI generated articles. The old way of learning, such as reading encyclopedias cover to cover, classroom, or even using a search engine to find relevant information, is not theft, while using copyrighted material as your own is. There was something in the news about using AI to spit out what AI used to create their data has been done (hacked), which might prove useful for those fighting to protect their rights. A live example. I pay a company for certain tools to use which keep me from having to learn and keep up with certain very specific things. Essentially, I pay for the work of their employees. I could use AI to create the framework code to replace this service I use, but I would rather rely on actual experts in the field, rather than the skills of some programmer who is searching and compiling data others created.

referring to "information returns" 1099s, w-2s etc

Check out the notice in the federal register for the actual rule text. Online "experts" often skip over some parts, or are maybe even AI generated pieces. What is most often missed in general public discussions is the entity type can also be a trigger no matter the quantity of filings. And the often discussed change from counting per form type to the aggregate of the specific types. The reality is, one must treat it as efile being required unless they are sure they meet the exceptions. If in doubt, efile.

The initial release of Drake 2023 is now available.

In some cases (certain org types), efile is required no matter the number of returns. The biggest change is not the threshold, but using the aggregate of the affected forms, rather than a threshold of each form separately.

@Catherine thanks! i have been experimenting with some test filers and recipients and think I understand how it works. when i started doing some test cases 2022 comes up.. do you know when 2023 will be available?