IRS Form 1099 gives me a headache
Sep 16, 2009 Taxable Income
IRS Form 1099 gives me a headache
There are two classes of income information that tax authorities like the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) use to track income; IRS Form W-2 and IRS Form 1099. The IRS W-2 family of forms report wages, salaries, tips and, most important, various federal, state, and voluntary tax withholdings. There are however, many forms of compensation and fund distribution that are not considered wages or salary. The large number of different 1099 forms are used to report all this tax-relevant information. Attach a copy of IRS Form 1099 to your tax return when the form shows any taxes withheld from reported compensation or distributions. Here is a list of some of the more common information documents:


