Saving for retirement can take your entire career, but when it comes time to retire, you want to make sure your savings work as hard as they can for you. With tax-favored accounts like IRAs, 401(k)s, ...

Making a certain amount of cash from pursuing a passion or by having your own side gig means you owe taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service, but you won’t receive a W-2 form as you would ...

Closeup of Form 1099-K, Payment Card and Third Party Network Transactions, an IRS information return used to report certain payment transactions to improve voluntary tax compliance. It’s that time of ...

Most defendants issue IRS Forms 1099 for legal settlements. The form may be issued to the lawyer, the client, or both. Frequently, both the client and the lawyer receive a Form 1099 for 100%, making ...

Deep into IRS Form 1099 season, many people are watching their mailbox for those tell-tale tax forms. Each Form 1099 is important, matched to your Social Security number. That way the IRS can spew out ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Unlike Forms W-2, you don’t file Forms 1099 with your return. You ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. You want to know about Forms 1099, but do you really need a Form ...