File Form 1099-MISC for each person to whom you have paid during the year: At least $10 in royalties or broker payments in lieu of dividends or tax-exempt interest. At least $600 in: Rents. Services performed by someone who is not your employee. Prizes and awards. Other income payments. Medical and health care payments. Crop insurance proceeds.

File Form 1099-INT for each person: To whom you paid amounts reportable in boxes 1, 3, and 8 of at least $10. For whom you withheld and paid any foreign tax on interest. From whom you withheld (and did not refund) any federal income tax under the backup withholding rules regardless of the amount of the payment.

In common words a 1099 Form reports all income earnings, dividends, payments, and other personal income. The most popular type is a 1099 Misc Form. On this website, users can find: What is 1099 Form. Printable versions for 1099 Form for the 2019 year in PDF, DOC, JPG, and other popular file formats.

How to file a 1099 form There are two copies of Form 1099: Copy A and Copy B. If you hire an independent contractor, you must report what you pay them on Copy A, and submit it to the IRS. You must report the same information on Copy B, and send it to the contractor.

Follow these steps to prepare and file a Form 1099: Obtain a blank 1099 form (which is printed on special paper) from the IRS or an office supply store. Fill out the 1099. Each Form 1099 comes with 5 copies, so make sure to write or type on the top copy so it transfers down onto each copy, like carbon paper.