forms and policies

Guidelines for Information Returns Policy

Form Title
What to Report
Amounts
to Report
Due to
Recipients
Due to IRS
1042- 
S
Foreign Person's U.S. Source Income Subject to Withholding Interest, dividends, royalties, pensions, gambling proceeds, and personal compensation All Amounts
03/15
03/15
1099- 
A
Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property Acquisition or abandonment of secured property for which you are the lender All Amounts
01/31
02/28
1099-
B
Proceeds from Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions Sales or redemption of securities, commodities, or barter exchange transactions All Amounts
01/31
02/28
1099
DIV
Dividends and Distributions Dividends, capital gains, nontaxable, and liquidation distributions $10 or more except $600 or more for liquidations
01/31
02/28
1099-
G
Certain Government Payments Unemployment compensation, state and local tax refunds, agriculture payments, and taxable grant payments $10 or more except unemployment and tax refunds, $600 for all others
01/31
02/28
1099-
INT
Interest Income Interest Income $10 or more
01/31
02/28
1099-
MISC
Miscellaneous Income Rents, royalties, prizes, awards, payments to crew members of fishing boats, proceeds from the sale of catch, physicians, medical services, healthcare providers, crop insurance proceeds, and non- employee compensation $10 or more for royalties, and $600 for all other
01/31
02/28
1099-
R
Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, and Retirement Distributions from Pensions, Annuities, and Retirements All Amounts
01/31
02/28
1099-
S
Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions Proceeds from the sale or exchange of real estate; residence sales proceed $250,000 or less is exempt All Amounts
01/31
02/28
W-2G Certain Gambling Winnings Horse racing and State conducted lotteries $600
01/31
02/28
1099-T Tuition Payment Amount Non/Applicable for 1998 All Amounts
02/01
03/01
1099-E Student Loan Interest Payment All Amounts All Amounts
02/01
03/01

Do not file Information Returns for:

  • Payments for merchandise;
  • Rental payments paid to real estate agents;
  • Scholarship or fellowship grants that are taxable to the recipient because they are paid for teaching, research, or other services as a condition for receiving the grant. Such payments are considered as wages and must be reported on a Form W-2;
  • Payments made by governmental agencies to informants as an award, fee, or reward for information about criminal activity; and,
  • Employee's wages, moving and relocation reimbursements, and travel reimbursements must be reported on a Form W-2.