No worries! What they payer should have done is created a corrected 1099-MISC sent to the IRS and yourself. Based on their comments they may have taken the appropriate steps or they never actually mailed the 1099-MISC to the IRS. It's quite possible.
It does take the IRS about two years to match the documents with the tax return. Make a note about what you were told by the payer and issuer of both forms and attach it to the 1099-MISC. As long as you have reported all of your income on the tax return, you have met your obligations.
You do not need a CPA or a Tax Attorney to complete your tax return accurately. And you are not required to report income you did not receive regardless of the document(s) issued to you in error.
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