Got 60-day Review Letter - IRS Says My 1099 Wasn't Reported But Employer Claims It Was

This situation is actually somewhat common, especially with 1099 forms from gig economy platforms. It's possible that your employer did submit the form, but there might be a processing delay on the IRS side. In some cases, the form could have been submitted with a slight discrepancy in your information (perhaps a typo in your SSN or name formatting). You might want to try the following steps, if you haven't already: 1. Ask your employer for a copy of the submission confirmation if they filed electronically 2. Request that they contact their reporting department to verify the status 3. You could potentially try calling the IRS directly at the general number (though wait times can be quite long) 4. Consider requesting a Wage and Income Transcript from the IRS which would show what forms have been reported under your SSN

OMG this is exactly what I'm worried about for my return! Did u check ur wage & income transcript to confirm it's actually missing? Sometimes the IRS dept that handles reviews doesn't have the same info as the transcript system, idk why but I've heard that happens a lot. Also, did ur employer give u any proof they submitted it?

This is like being stuck in a maze where both exits are blocked. I've checked everything on my end multiple times. The employer showed me their submission confirmation - it's dated January 29th. They used ADP for processing their 1099s. The issue seems to be somewhere in the pipeline between their submission and the IRS database. It's like the form is trapped in digital limbo. I've requested my Wage and Income Transcript as suggested, but it doesn't show the 1099 at all. The employer has offered to resubmit, but I'm worried that might just complicate things further if the original is still processing somewhere in the system.

I'm so frustrated for you! 😡 This exact thing happened to me last year and I spent HOURS on hold trying to reach someone at the IRS who could actually help. The regular IRS line was completely useless - 2 hour wait times just to be told they couldn't access that department! I finally used Claimyr (https://youtu.be/_kiP6q8DX5c) and got through to an agent in about 15 minutes. They connected me directly to the Income Verification department who confirmed exactly what was missing and gave me specific instructions for my employer. Saved me weeks of back and forth!

This is fascinating - I've never heard of the IRS and employers disagreeing about whether a form was submitted! 🤔 Did the advocate mention anything about which specific department at the IRS handles these discrepancies? I wonder if there's a special unit that reconciles reported vs. processed forms?

I think you might need to ask your employer for more specific information about how they submitted the form... I'm not an expert, but I believe there could be different ways employers report 1099s to the IRS, and perhaps that's where the confusion is happening? Maybe they submitted it through a system that hasn't yet synchronized with the main IRS database?