Known as the SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S, this form is mailed to you every January if you receive Social Security benefits. It details the total benefits you received in the previous year, helping you ...

But if you do any self-employed or freelance work, you may receive 1099 forms from each of your business clients. Anyone who received income from investments, retirement accounts, Social Security ...

It's tax season, and if you've received an unfamiliar income form this year, it might be a 1099 tax form. A 1099 form is used to document income received outside of a permanent salaried job.