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.