There's less than a week until tax season kicks off on Jan. 27 — and investors may have more options to file returns for free than previous years. Typically, investors may receive Form 1099-B for ...

A variety of 1099 Forms are used to report income to the IRS Fact checked by Vikki Velasquez A Form 1099 is issued to report non-employment income to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). This type of ...

Certain payments constituting income require the payor to prepare, furnish, and file certain information statements and returns, both to the payee and to IRS, even when the payor is not the taxpayer ...

You’ve probably been seeing a steady flow of items marked with that label pop up in your mailbox, and most likely your email inbox, too. They’re a harbinger of the tax season to come, and they’re ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Incorrect IRS Forms 1099 are a worry, since Forms 1099 generally ...

Tax Day is coming, and soon it will be time to begin gathering forms. If you haven't looked at them yet, all those numbers and letters – W-2, W-9, 1099 – can easily overwhelm. Some forms are ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Tax Day is coming, and soon it will be time to begin gathering forms. If you haven't looked at them yet, all those numbers and ...