Lost All 1099s for My LLCs — Can I Request Them from the IRS?

[user17581264769]

Hi,

I have a few LLCs with multiple activities, and each of them received several 1099 forms. Unfortunately, I’ve lost all of them and don’t even know all the issuers to request copies from.

Is there a way to request these forms directly from the IRS—similar to how you can request transcripts on the personal level? Or is there another method I should try?

Thanks in advance for any guidance!

[dev145]

Do you have a IRS account? You may want to pull or request the transcript. If these LLCs are single member LLCs, you should be able to see on the transcript. 

https://www.irs.gov/individuals/get-transcript

As you know, you do not need to have 1099s in order to report the income. If you kept separate business accounts for each LLC, you can use deposits to see total money received for the year and use that amount to report income.  If you used any accounting software  and everything was reported properly throughout the year, you can use that info. to file the return. 

When you are preparing the return, instead of selecting 1099 option under Self-Employment section, select Cash/Check option and enter the total money received. 

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[user17581264769]

Thanks for the helpful info!

I actually have an IRS account and already pulled the transcripts. Unfortunately, only the reporting forms filed under my SSN are showing up. Even though a single-member LLC is treated as a disregarded entity and reported on the personal level, the 1099s were filed under the LLC’s EIN—so they don’t appear in my personal IRS transcript.

To make things more complicated, I don’t have any records of the amount of income received. Is there any way to access EIN-level 1099s through the IRS, or am I stuck trying to track down each issuer individually?

Thanks again for your time and support!

[dev145]

IRS do now offer business transcript but unfortunately, IRS do not offer transcript service for Single-member LLC that are disregarded entity even if LLC has EIN. 

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/business-tax-account

[user17581264769]

Thanks for the clarification.

So given that the IRS doesn’t offer transcript services for single-member LLCs that are disregarded entities—even if they have an EIN—and I don’t have any of the original 1099s, records of the issuers, or even records of the income received…

Do you have any solution or suggestion for how I can proceed in this situation?

I’d really appreciate any guidance!

[dev145]

If payments were deposited into bank accounts or if you used any third party service i.e. Square, Stripe, PayPal, you can request a  deposit history from them. 

Just a reminder that it's up to the business owner to keep track of all income for accurate reporting. The IRS will ask to see those records if ever audited.

[AmeliesUncle]

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@user17581264769 wrote:

Even though a single-member LLC is treated as a disregarded entity ... the 1099s were filed under the LLC’s EIN

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It sounds like you are filling out your w-9 incorrectly.  You should be put your personal name and your personal EIN on the W-9 (not the name of the LLC or the EIN of the LLC).

As was noted, you don't need 1099s (unless there was withholding).  You need to keep track of your income, regardless if you receive 1099s or not.