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 ...

Closeup of Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions, an IRS information return used to report certain payment transactions to improve voluntary tax compliance. It’s that time of ...

You can approach the issuer and ask the issuer to reissue it correctly. If the issuer of the Form 1099 has already sent it to the IRS, ask for a “corrected” Form 1099.

Saving for retirement can take your entire career, but when it comes time to retire, you want to make sure your savings work as hard as they can for you. With tax-favored accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s, ...

A stock photograph of a 1099 Misc tax form. Photographed with the Canon EOS 5DSR at 50mp and the 100mm 2.8 L (IS) lens. Incorrect IRS Forms 1099 are a big tax worry. After all, Forms 1099 generally ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. But more generally, incorrect Forms 1099 are not uncommon. At a ...

Most of us do not like receiving IRS Forms 1099 in the mail. They can be painful reminders that you have to pay taxes. And they can be wrong. If you have good records of what you were paid, you might ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Closeup of Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation. The IRS has ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. You want to know about Forms 1099, but do you really need a Form ...