Making a certain amount of cash from pursuing a passion or by having your own side gig means you owe taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service, but you won’t receive a W-2 form as you would ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Most IRS Forms 1099 arrived around the end of January 2026 for ...

Tax season can be scary, but it doesn’t have to be. We can explain all the complicated documents and deductions, starting with the W-2 and 1099 forms for reporting your income. If you have any kind of ...

Tax Day is coming, and soon it will be time to begin gathering forms. If you haven't looked at them yet, all those numbers and letters – W-2, W-9, 1099 – can easily overwhelm. Some forms are ...

If you run a small business and work with independent contractors, the different tax forms you’re responsible for processing with nonemployee hires might feel like alphabet soup. Two of the most ...

If you pay independent contractors $600 or more annually, you must report those payments to the IRS on Form 1099-NEC. The process is fairly simple if you only need to send one or two, but it gets more ...