A new tax-season scam circulating online is encouraging people to falsify wage information on federal tax returns in an ...

or Form 1098. Copies of the 1099 are then sent to both the IRS and the independent contractor; the independent contractor uses Form 1099 to complete their own tax return. The most common reason ...

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Those payments shouldn’t generate a tax form and trigger an income tax bill if you mark them as such, but mistakes happen. If you receive a 1099-K that you shouldn’t have, you should contact ...

Pennsylvania: 53,100 taxpayers, median refund $993. Log into their IRS Individual Online Account to access past wage and income statements. Request missing Forms W-2 or 1099 from employers, banks, or ...