The deadline imposed by the Internal Revenue Service for mailing recipient copies is January 31. [1] If 1099 Services is mailing recipient copies for your company, your Information Return data must be provided to 1099 Services in a timely fashion. “Timely fashion” means by January 15 to guarantee that this deadline is met. This cutoff date may vary slightly from year to year. Contact 1099 Services for an exact date. If data is delivered after the cutoff date but 1099 Services is able to mail your recipient copies prior to January 31, rush charges may be incurred. See the Fees page for a description of rush charges.
The deadline for filing electronically with the Internal Revenue Service is March 31. If 1099 Services is only filing with the IRS for your company (rather than also mailing recipient copies), your Information Return data must be provided to 1099 Services in a timely fashion. “Timely fashion” means by March 15 to guarantee that this deadline is met. Rush charges may be incurred for data received between March 25th and 31st.
It is possible that 1099 Services will not be able to process your data prior to the deadline if date of first contact with 1099 Services occurs after January 25 (for recipient copy mailing) or March 25 (for filing only). It is advisable to notify 1099 Services as early as possible of your intent to use 1099 Services as your service bureau.
Upon completion of recipient copy mailing you will receive a report of all mailed recipients in PDF format. After electronic submission to the IRS you will receive acknowledgement of successful filing via email. Upon request, you may receive a copy of the IRS data file transmitted.
[1] Exception - forms 5498 and 5498-SA participant
copies and IRS copies are due May 31. Form 5498-ESA participant copies and IRS copies are due May 2.