How to get a 1099 tax form?

[Katie261]

I need a AIRBNB 1099 tax form how do I get mine?

[Donna240]

Ouch!!! Anyone having paid someone non wage earnings of $600. or more in 2017 is required by law to mail those no later than January 31st. The same info is not due to the federal government until February 28th, so some companies only feel their feet to the fire on the 28th.

[Nat39]

Airbnb is refusing to send out the Fiscal Year 2017 federal tax forms 1099-K in a timely manner as required by the law pointed out on this thread. They used to keep them on the site as an e-statement only for you to open and download but they don’t anymore. I emailed them asking for it and they said it’ll take months to get to me!

Those on extension have a due date which is just over a week away. This procedure doesnt make any sense and is definitely not timely. When I asked the Airbnb specialist tax team member about it who finally got back to me, they told me they cant give tax advice. Huh? 

I’m not asking for advice. I just need either the form or at least the dollar amount number from the form. I dont think the specialist tax team members are even located in the USA and are using copy and paste autoresponses they dont even understand themselves. I’ve even written the market coordinators. Short of having to fly cross-country last minute right now to go to the headquarters in San Francisco, does anyone have any idea on who i can contact to get my federal 1099 tax form?

 Thank you. 

[Letti0]

@Nat39  Well, I think you need to get your calculator out or download the cvs file of gross earning from your transaction history into a spreadsheet as you do not live in MA or VT. Unless you have over $20,000 and over 200+ reservations AirBnB does not issue a 1099 tax form. 

Should I expect to receive a tax form from Airbnb?

Depending on your account status, the taxpayer information you've submitted to Airbnb, and other factors, you may receive a tax form from Airbnb.

As always, we encourage you to consult a tax professional for assistance reporting your income. If you think you've submitted the wrong information, you can make changes to taxpayer information you've already submitted.

Airbnb expects to issue tax forms to the following categories of persons:

US persons who have earned over $20,000 and had 200+ reservations

The US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) requires US companies that process payments, including Airbnb, to report gross earnings for all US users who earn over $20,000 and have 200+ transactions in the calendar year. If you exceed both IRS thresholds in a calendar year, Airbnb will issue you a Form 1099-K.

Delivery of Form 1099-K

Any Form 1099-K issued to you will be available in your Payout Preferences. You'll receive an email notification when your form is ready, typically in late January of each year. We also mail a copy to the address you provided along with your taxpayer information, unless you opted for electronic delivery only. You may receive more than one Form 1099-K if your taxpayer information is listed on multiple Airbnb accounts.

For people in taxable states of MA and VT

The reporting threshold is lower than the IRS threshold of $20,000 and 200 transactions. Both MA and VT have an information reporting requirement where gross earnings exceed $600. Gross earnings above $600 is not reportable to the IRS because it's below the federal reporting threshold of $20K and 200 transactions, but is reportable to the state because it's above the state threshold of $600. Airbnb printed and sent the user a form because the user should receive a form that has been filed with the states.

https://www.airbnb.com/help/article/414/should-i-expect-to-receive-a-tax-form-from-airbnb?q=when%20d...

[Nat39]

What you copied and pasted there is actually wrong. I understand you got it directly from thier website but thier website is wrong. If you follow the “Payout Preferences” link you presented, you’ll see that it no longer contains 1099’s. They redesigned the site and no longer let you access your own 1099 even though they send you an email which states its an “e-statement”. Looks like they dont want you to report the income or comply with the law which requires them to supply 1099’s. If thats the case, they are committing tax evasion and fraud. Thank you. 

[Letti0]

@Nat39  How many reservations did you have? How much do you guess you made? Unless both your reservations and earnings are over the $20,000 and 200+ reservation mark, they do not have to issue you a 1099, they have the IRS's approval on this. If you are in VT or MA those states required AirBnB to provide the 1099's for everyone over $600. 

[Nat39]

Letti, 

Can you find your 1099 on your account in the place it is supposed to be? Thank you. 

[Letti0]

@Nat39  I don't get one even though I am over $20,000+ I do not have 200+ reservations. 

[Anjali4]

What i want to know is it possible to have over 200 transactions and less than 200 reservations? In this instance will I get a 1099 form? Because multiple transactions are recorded like, pet fees, extra service fees, resolution payouts e.t.c- I am trying to figure this out?

[Doris305]

did you ever find the 1099 form. My accountant wants it. Finally doing my 2018 taxes.

[Laurie22]

Since airbnb is not distributing 1099's,

Where, in their maze of a website, can I find the totals for the amount of taxes that were paid for local taxes