Software Updates

Latest Release 4.3.1 (11/27/2022)

Accounts Payable customers should update to version 4.3.1 or higher before e-filing/printing 1099 forms for tax year 2022.

Payroll customers should update to version 4.3.1 or higher before e-filing/printing ACA 1094-C/1095-C and/or W-2 forms for tax year 2022.

2022 Year End

We are busy preparing for 2022 year-end tax filing and 2023 payroll taxes! Do not process Tax Reports until final versions are released and installed!!!

All tax reporting and tax updates will require Keystone 4.3.1 or higher. Contact GivenHansco support for help preparing your system.

Before ordering any year-end tax forms consider using our third-party partner for printing as well as for E-Filing.

IMPORTANT: 2022 is the final tax year Keystone will directly support printing of 1099 and W-2 forms. For tax year 2023 and beyond these forms will need to be printed and/or e-filed using our third-party partner.

A/P Year End Changes

Keystone 4.3.1 (now available) supports Federal and State E-Filing and printing of 1099 forms through our third-party partner.

Payroll Year End Changes

Keystone 4.3.1 (now available) supports Federal and State E-Filing and printing of ACA 1094-C/1095-C as well as W-2 forms through our third-party partner.

Payroll: Year End	Ordering Tax Forms	AP: Year End
Payroll: ACA Reporting Not Ready for 2021	W-2 Filing Web Service Not Ready for 2021

Keystone 4.0

Our newest release of Keystone, version 4.0 is now available. A few of the many new features include:

Windows 11 and Windows Server 2022 support
Truck Routing on Dispatch Map (NOTE: This is in development and routes should not be sent to Keystone On-Delivery Tablets until further notice)
Parent Jobs
Cloud Backup
Ability to restore user's custom grid settings

In order to ensure a smooth update to your existing system, here are a few items to help you prepare for this version.

Windows Versions

Because Keystone 4.0 is based on newer software technology, the requirements for Windows have been updated. Here are the supported versions of Windows for client/standalone PCs:

Windows 8.1
Windows 10
Windows 11
- NOTE: Windows 10 S is NOT supported.
- NOTE: Windows for ARM is NOT supported.

Here are the supported versions of Windows for servers:

Windows Server 2012
Windows Server 2012 R2
Windows Server 2016
Windows Server 2019
Windows Server version 20H2
Windows Server 2022
- NOTE: Windows Server Essentials (formerly Small Business Server) is NOT supported.

In ALL of the above cases, you should always have the latest updates installed (especially security updates.)

Please contact your IT vendor if you need assistance with updating Windows operating systems.

Note that Microsoft discontinued all support (including security updates) for Windows 7 and Windows Server 2008 as of January 14, 2020.

If any of your PCs are still running Windows 7 and/or Windows Server 2008 you should contact your IT vendor as soon as possible to get these PCs upgraded to the latest Windows versions so that you will continue to receive security updates from Microsoft.

InterBase

The supported versions of InterBase are as follows:

InterBase XE with Update 5 (build 10.0.5.595) [Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 only]
InterBase XE3 with Update 4 Hotfix 4 (build 11.0.4.828) [Windows 8.1 and Server 2012 only]
InterBase XE7 with Update 7 (build 12.0.7.384)
InterBase 2017 with Update 3 (build 13.3.0.328)

Please contact us if you need assistance with updating your InterBase version.