Dr. Friday explains that W-2 and 1099 deadlines generally fall at the end of January, unless an extension is requested. She recommends contacting payers promptly and making a list of every employer and company so you do not miss forms and have to amend later.
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G’day, I’m Dr. Friday, president of Dr. Friday’s Tax and Financial Firm. To get more info, go to www.drfriday.com. This is a one-minute moment.
The IRS has put some new deadlines for filing W-2s and 1099s, and again, those deadlines should have already passed. January 31st would have been the last day they should have given you an email, unless they file for an extension and they should have notified you of that.
If you have not received your W-2, 1099, 1099-K, 1099-B, 1099-Rs, and all the other ones, then you need to make sure you’re contacting the companies. Do make a list, because sometimes you forget you work for somebody and you have two W-2s, not just one.
Then you have to amend the return, which takes longer. You need help? All you have to do is check us out on the web, drfriday.com.
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