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Person that sent my 1099 misc misidentified my identification number?

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June 6, 2019
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If that is the case, and you have an "incorrect" Form 1099-MISC, the IRS directs that you do the following:

"If this form is incorrect or has been issued in error, contact the payer. If you cannot get this form corrected, attach an explanation to your tax return and report your income correctly."

Thus, with an incorrect Social Security Number on your Form 1099-MISC, the IRS would first ask that you contact the issuer, and ask them to send a "corrected" 1099-MISC to both you and the IRS.

In the absence of that, as a secondary course of action, the IRS indicates that you should file your tax return with the incorrect 1099-MISC, and then attach a (written) statement to your tax return explaining that the 1099-MISC has the wrong Social Security Number on it. Additionally, while not absolutely required, you could also send as well a photocopy of the actual 1099-MISC, with the misprinted SSN, as proof, and attached to the back of your tax return with the statement.

As the second approach requires the attaching of a statement (and a photocopy if you so choose), you would need to paper-file your tax return, by mail, in the traditional manner. This action would preclude e-filing your tax return. But, that aside, an incorrect 1099-MISC will not prevent you from filing your tax return.

You may also be interested to read the response to a similar question asked by another taxpayer last season, in that they had an incorrect Form 1099-MISC as well. The answer given there describes substantially the same process as this year. Here is that link:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2855112

Thank you for asking this important question.

H

Honorcode

Dear Turbo Tax, today is Sept 5, 2020. I just learned that my 2017, 2018, and 2019 1099s are using the wrong Tax Payer ID. The dollar amount is correct, and I reported all income on my 1040s. The mistake is that the filers used my EIN from my single-member LLC that is an IRS disregarded entity. It was missed for 3 years in a row, because I thought it was correct. My 2017 and 2018 tax refunds were quickly provided by the IRS. But for this year, 2019 filing, I still have not received my refund. A company from 2017 is no longer in business, so it can not be fixed. The other companies said that they will fix the filing, but it is very low on their list of work. What do I do? Is is too late to fix it? How do I fix it? Again, the 1040s are correct, the dollar amount on the 1099s are correct, it is just the TIN, name, and address.

Critter-3

If this income is being reported on a Sch C then the 1099 can have the EIN or SS# on it ... they are interchangeable. There is nothing to report or correct.

And 2019 returns are just taking longer to process this year so patience will be needed.