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Guide to Information Returns (If any date shown falls on a Saturday, Sunday, or legal holiday, the
due date is the next business day.)
Due Date
Form
1042-S
1097-BTC
Title
What To Report
Foreign Person's
U.S. Source Income
Subject to
Withholding
Income such as interest, dividends, royalties, pensions and annuities, etc.,
and amounts withheld under Chapter 3. Also, distributions of effectively
connected income by publicly traded partnerships or nominees.
Bond Tax Credit
Tax credit bond credits to shareholders.
1098
Mortgage Interest
Statement
Mortgage interest (including points) and certain mortgage insurance
premiums you received in the course of your trade or business from
individuals and reimbursements of overpaid interest.
1098-C
Contributions of
Motor Vehicles,
Boats, and Airplanes
Information regarding a donated motor vehicle, boat, or airplane.
1098-E
Student Loan Interest Student loan interest received in the course of your trade or business.
Statement
1098-MA
Mortgage Assistance Assistance payments paid to homeowners from funds allocated from the
Payments
Housing Finance Agency Innovation Fund for the Hardest Hit Housing
Markets (HFA Hardest Hit Fund) or the Emergency Homeowners' Loan
Program.
1098-Q
Qualifying Longevity
Annuity Contract
Information
Status of a contract that is intended to be a qualifying longevity annuity
contract (QLAC), defined in section A-17 of 1.401(a)(9)-6, that is purchased
or held under any plan, annuity, or account described in section 401(a),
403(a), 403(b), or 408 (other than a Roth IRA) or eligible governmental plan
under section 457(b).
1098-T
Tuition Statement
Qualified tuition and related expenses, reimbursements or refunds, and
scholarships or grants (optional).
1099-A
Acquisition or
Abandonment of
Secured Property
Information about the acquisition or abandonment of property that is security
for a debt for which you are the lender.
1099-B
Proceeds From
Broker and Barter
Exchange
Transactions
Sales or redemptions of securities, futures transactions, commodities, and
barter exchange transactions (including payments reported pursuant to an
election described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)(A) or reported as
described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)(A)).
Cancellation of Debt
Cancellation of a debt owed to a financial institution, the Federal
Government, a credit union, RTC, FDIC, NCUA, a military department, the
U.S. Postal Service, the Postal Rate Commission, or any organization
having a significant trade or business of lending money.
1099-C
1099-CAP
1099-DIV
Changes in
Information about cash, stock, or other property from an acquisition of
Corporate Control
control or the substantial change in capital structure of a corporation.
and Capital Structure
Dividends and
Distributions
Distributions, such as dividends, capital gain distributions, or nontaxable
distributions, that were paid on stock and liquidation distributions (including
distributions reported pursuant to an election described in Regulations
section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)(A) or reported as described in Regulations section
1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)(A)).
1099-G
Certain Government
Payments
Unemployment compensation, state and local income tax refunds,
agricultural payments, and taxable grants.
1099-INT
Interest Income
Interest income (including payments reported pursuant to an election
described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)(A) or reported as
described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)(A)); market discount
subject to an election under section 1278(b).
1099-K
Payment Card and
Third Party Network
Transactions
Payment card transactions.
Amounts To Report
To IRS
To Recipient
(unless indicated
otherwise)
See form instructions
March 15
March 15
All amounts
February 28*
On or before the
15th day of the 2nd
calendar month after
the close of the
calendar month in
which the credit is
allowed
$600 or more
February 28*
(To Payer/Borrower)
January 31
Gross proceeds of more
than $500
February 28*
(To Donor)
30 days from date of
sale or contribution
$600 or more
February 28*
January 31
All amounts
February 28
January 31
All amounts
February 28
January 31
See instructions
February 28*
January 31
All amounts
February 28*
(To Borrower)
January 31
All amounts
February 28*
February 15**
$600 or more
February 28*
January 31
Over $1,000
February 28*
(To Shareholders)
January 31, (To
Clearing
Organization)
January 5
$10 or more, except
$600 or more for
liquidations
February 28*
January 31**
$10 or more for refunds
and unemployment
February 28*
January 31
$10 or more ($600 or
more in some cases)
February 28*
January 31**
February 28*
January 31
All amounts
$20,000 or more and
200 or more
transactions
Third party network transactions.
*The due date is March 31 if filed electronically.
**The due date is March 15 for reporting by trustees and middlemen of WHFITs.
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Gen. Instr. for Certain Info. Returns (2017)
Guide to Information Returns (Continued)
Due Date
Form
1099-LTC
1099-MISC
Title
Long-Term Care and
Accelerated Death
Benefits
Payments under a long-term care insurance contract and accelerated
death benefits paid under a life insurance contract or by a viatical
settlement provider.
Amounts To Report
To IRS
To Recipient
(unless indicated
otherwise)
All amounts
February 28*
January 31
Miscellaneous Income Rent or royalty payments; prizes and awards that are not for services,
such as winnings on TV or radio shows (including payments reported
$600 or more, except
pursuant to an election described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)
$10 or more for royalties
(A) or reported as described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)
(A)).
(Also, use to report
direct sales of $5,000
or more of consumer
goods for resale.)
1099-OID
What To Report
Payments to crew members by owners or operators of fishing boats
including payments of proceeds from sale of catch.
All amounts
Section 409A income from nonqualified deferred compensation plans
(NQDCs).
All amounts
Payments to a physician, physicians' corporation, or other supplier of
health and medical services. Issued mainly by medical assistance
programs or health and accident insurance plans.
$600 or more
Payments for services performed for a trade or business by people not
treated as its employees (including payments reported pursuant to an
election described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)(A) or
reported as described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)(A)).
Examples: fees to subcontractors or directors and golden parachute
payments.
$600 or more
Fish purchases paid in cash for resale.
$600 or more
Crop insurance proceeds.
$600 or more
January 31**
February 28* Note:
If any payments for
nonemployee
compensation are
reported in box 7,
the due date is
January 31 for both
paper and electronic
returns.
Substitute dividends and tax-exempt interest payments reportable by
brokers.
$10 or more
February 15**
Gross proceeds paid to attorneys.
$600 or more
February 15**
A U.S. account for chapter 4 purposes to which you made no payments
during the year that are reportable on any applicable Form 1099 (or a
U.S. account to which you made payments during the year that do not
reach the applicable reporting threshold for any applicable Form 1099)
reported pursuant to an election described in Regulations section
1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)(A).
All amounts
(including $0)
January 31**
Original Issue Discount Original issue discount (including amounts reported pursuant to an
election described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)(A) or
reported as described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)(A));
market discount subject to an election under section 1278 (b).
$10 or more
February 28*
January 31**
1099-PATR
Taxable Distributions
Received From
Cooperatives
$10 or more
February 28*
January 31
1099-Q
Payments From
Earnings from qualified tuition programs and Coverdell ESAs.
Qualified Education
Programs (Under
Sections 529 and 530)
All amounts
February 28*
January 31
1099-QA
Distributions from
ABLE Accounts
Distributions from ABLE accounts.
All amounts
February 28
January 31
1099-R
Distributions From
Pensions, Annuities,
Retirement or
Profit-Sharing Plans,
IRAs, Insurance
Contracts, etc.
Distributions from retirement or profit-sharing plans, any IRA, insurance
contracts, and IRA recharacterizations (including payments reported
pursuant to an election described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(5)(i)
(B) or reported as described in Regulations section 1.1471-4(d)(2)(iii)
(A)).
$10 or more
February 28*
January 31
1099-S
Proceeds From Real
Estate Transactions
Gross proceeds from the sale or exchange of real estate and certain
royalty payments.
Generally, $600 or more
February 28*
February 15
1099-SA
Distributions From an
HSA, Archer MSA, or
Medicare Advantage
MSA
Distributions from an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA.
All amounts
February 28*
January 31
Distributions from cooperatives passed through to their patrons including
any domestic production activities deduction and certain pass-through
credits.
*The due date is March 31 if filed electronically.
**The due date is March 15 for reporting by trustees and middlemen of WHFITs.
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Guide to Information Returns (Continued)
Due Date
Form
Title
What To Report
Amounts To Report
To IRS
To Recipient
(unless indicated
otherwise)
3921
Exercise of an
Transfer of stock pursuant to the exercise of an incentive stock option
Incentive Stock Option under section 422(b).
Under Section 422(b)
All amounts
February 28*
January 31
3922
Transfer of Stock
Acquired Through an
Employee Stock
Purchase Plan Under
Section 423(c)
Transfer of stock acquired through an employee stock purchase plan
under section 423(c).
All amounts
February 28*
January 31
IRA Contribution
Information
Contributions (including rollover contributions) to any individual retirement
arrangement (IRA), including a SEP, SIMPLE, and Roth IRA; Roth
conversions; IRA recharacterizations; and the fair market value (FMV) of
the account.
All amounts
May 31
(To Participant)
For FMV/RMD,
Jan 31;
For contributions,
May 31
5498-ESA
Coverdell ESA
Contribution
Information
Contributions (including rollover contributions) to a Coverdell ESA.
All amounts
May 31
April 30
5498-QA
ABLE Account
Contributions
Information
Contributions (including rollover contributions) to an ABLE account
All amounts
May 31
March 15
5498-SA
HSA, Archer MSA, or
Medicare Advantage
MSA Information
Contributions to an HSA (including transfers and rollovers) or Archer
MSA and the FMV of an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA.
All amounts
May 31
(To Participant)
May 31
W-2G
Certain Gambling
Winnings
Gambling winnings from horse racing, dog racing, jai alai, lotteries, keno,
bingo, slot machines, sweepstakes, wagering pools, poker tournaments,
etc.
February 28*
January 31
5498
*The due date is March 31 if filed electronically.
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Generally, $600 or
more; $1,200 or more
from bingo or slot
machines; $1,500 or
more from keno
File Type | application/pdf |
File Title | 2017 General Instructions for Certain Information Returns |
Subject | General Instructions for Certain Information Returns, (Forms 1096, 1097, 1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G) |
Author | W:CAR:MP:FP |
File Modified | 2017-11-14 |
File Created | 2017-01-11 |