What if the people who pay be fail to give me a 1099-MISC?

Question

I do private contracting DJ work for an agency. They will report Miscellaneous info to the IRS. However they have yet to give me a 1099-MISC. I need this last piece of information to finish my taxes. I am getting a decent refund and wish that they would hurry. Is there anything I can do to work around this? I have a ballpark figure for the amount to report, but I want to be accurate. Please help me!

I do private contracting DJ work for an agency. They will report Miscellaneous info to the IRS. However they have yet to give me a 1099-MISC. I need this last piece of information to finish my taxes. I am getting a decent refund and wish that they would hurry. Is there anything I can do to work around this? I have a ballpark figure for the amount to report, but I want to be accurate. Please help me!

Let me clarify. I work solely for them as a DJ part time. They pay me every two weeks. However, they do not take out taxes. So instead of a giving me a W-2 they owe me a 1099-MISC. This is not my business and they are a client, they are the business and I am an employee.

Let me clarify. I work solely for them as a DJ part time. They pay me every two weeks. However, they do not take out taxes. So instead of a giving me a W-2 they owe me a 1099-MISC. This is not my business and they are a client, they are the business and I am an employee.

Answer 1

Technically...

1. You, the taxpayer, are responsible for reporting all the income from that job regardless of whether you receive Form 1099-Misc since it's your responsible to keep track of all your income.

- You do Not Need that form to file your taxes. The form may assist you to track the proper amount of income received by you but is Not mandatory for you to file your taxes. Form 1099-Misc., can help show are any discrepancies between your records and the amount reported provided you actually kept records of the income received or your deposits.

2. It's the business's responsibility to provide Form 1099-Misc to the "consultants" by Jan. 31. You will need to contact them to send you a copy of it.

3. You should refrain from referring to yourself as an "employee" but an independent contractor. An employee receive a W-2 while the independent contractor received Form 1099-Misc.

Answer 2

Based on what you've explained about being a part-time DJ, I think you should be able to file without waiting.

Don't use a ball park figure. I'm presuming that you were paid entirely by check. Just review your bank statements, whether paper or online, and total the deposits that came from the radio station. That is the exact income you received, and will report.

Alternatively, just call the company, and ask them for the total amount they paid you. The number is what is important, the 1099 is not. You wil not be attaching the 1099 to your return, as you would with a W-2.

Answer 3

If you are keeping proper business records, you already have the exact numbers. You should NEVER depend upon the payer to keep YOUR records for you. Nobody can help you if you're careless with your financial and tax records.