I have a client who didn't send out 1099s in 2022 or 2023. Can those be filed now? If so, what about the 1096? I don't see any actual older year 1096's on the IRS site.

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April 2, 2025
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IsabellaG

Employee

Yes, you can submit prior year 1099s to the IRS.

I see Information Only 1096s on the IRS website for 2022 and 2023, but they clearly state that they aren't scannable, and I don't see an option to order older forms through the IRS.

I do see some of these older forms available online through Ebay and I see that at least one company that advertises that you can efile through them, but I can't vouch for their accuracy. I know that Intuit's Quick Employer Forms does not currently let you create 1099s for a prior year.

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egcohenAuthor

Thank you for getting back to me. I'm glad I can file the 1099s but my understanding is that I have to file a 1096 with manual 1099s and if the IRS doesn't have usable older ones, then I'm not certain how to accomplish that. Does anyone have suggestions? Thank you.

LindaS5247

You must send Copies A of all paper Forms 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G to the IRS with Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns. Instructions for completing Form 1096 are contained on Form 1096. Also see part E.

You can find older versions of Form(s) 1099 by clicking here.

You can also find older versions of Form 1096 at this link by typing "1096" in the search bar.

Click here for General Instructions for Certain Information Returns (2025)

{Edited 04/03/2025|08:49 AM PST}

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