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the elusive 1099 IRS form

A topic by 90soft90 created Feb 25, 2022 Views: 1,487 Replies: 7
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Does itch.io provide creators with a 1099 form (statement of taxable income) yes or no? I contacted support about this and got no response. I can't find any information about it on the site except for an old forum post which says they sent the form by email (which I haven't gotten):

https://itch.io/t/512261/are-payouts-taxed-or-will-i-receive-a-1099-from-itchio

Considering that everyone has tax laws they need to comply with (and deadlines), I feel like basic information such as this should be out in the open.

Pinned ReplyAdmin (3 edits)

A 1099-MISC for your earnings is sent to the email address that you provided when you completed your tax form. A 1099 is only generated for your account if we paid you via a payout during the year (in this case 2021). The documents are processed by a third party we work with called Tax Identity.

The documents were sent out at the end of January, so you should have already received your copy if your account is eligible.

Hope that helps

Moderator

When did you contact support? Did you receive a ticket number? I can show this to an admin if needed.

Since I did not receive the email, I will do my best to calculate the numbers that should have appeared there. But would it be possible to get the payer's mailing address and/or TIN? I can't find this information on the site either. Thank you.

Admin (2 edits)

I highly recommend checking again for this email. Please check your spam folders and such. If you get the numbers wrong then you may get in trouble with the IRS later on down the line. I can confirm that a document was generated for your account for your activity in 2021.

If you still are unable to find it please reply to me directly1 with your support ticket ID and we can take a closer look there.

(1Reply to me, not yourself, like you did with this post you made here. Otherwise I will not get notified)

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I rechecked my email on both PCs and finally located the form in question, so there is no more problem. You have my sincere apologies.

I'm a Tax Specialist with TurboTax Live, and retired IRS Quality Review Lead Tax Examiner ... do you know how much you received for the full year of 2021 from itch.io? If it's under $600, they're not required to issue a 1099... you'd like a little bit of guidance, I'm happy to answer some questions or help you file if you have to, through TurboTax Online, Desktop, or Mobile... You can email me at dawn_cavanaugh@intuit.com ... you can verify that my PTIN is current on the IRS website. 

Good Luck!

Dawn Cavanaugh

Admin

Please be careful about spreading misinformation. Because we file 1099 MISC for Royalties the threshold for us to submit the form is $10.

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