You might receive this document if you have freelance work, investment income, retirement distributions or other financial ...

Making a certain amount of cash from pursuing a passion or by having your own side gig means you owe taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service, but you won't receive a W-2 form as you would ...

of 1099 forms, but fortunately, most small business owners only need to worry about a few. Failure to file these forms and send them to taxpayers can result in fines, so it’s important to understand ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Most IRS Forms 1099 arrived around the end of January 2026 for ...

Closeup of Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC. The IRS has reintroduced Form 1099-NEC as the new way to report self-employment income instead of Form 1099-MISC as traditionally had been used. If you received ...

Did you just receive a form called a 1099-K, a form that you never, ever saw in your lifetime? Well, do not ignore any 1099-K that pops up. Take your time to understand this one. More taxpayers will ...

There are two main types of workers when it comes to income taxes — 1099 contractors and W-2 employees. While W-2 employees are considered direct employees of a business, 1099 employees typically ...

1099 tax forms are the bane of freelancers and the creator economy. Not just in terms of expecting your digital and physical mailboxes to get stuffed with them every February but because of the ...

Although the Internal Revenue Service began accepting tax returns in the last week of January, you're in good company if you haven't started working on yours. After all, the tax filing deadline of ...

A new tax form related to digital assets is set to change how millions of crypto investors file their taxes and failing to understand it could mean paying more than necessary. Beginning with crypto ...

As is the case every year, we’re hearing from lots of folks confused about when to send a 1099 form or other “information returns” to someone. It is true that over time, these forms have continued to ...