What if my address on my Form 1099 is wrong?

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June 6, 2019
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The address is mostly correct. The unit number is incorrect. No other incorrect information on it. Do I request a new one?

RachelW33

Alumni - Expert

No, you do not need to request a new Form 1099 if the unit number for your address is incorrect as this will not affect your tax return in any way.

If you will be receiving any further mailings from this company, I would recommend that you contact them so they can correct it going forward.

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seadfinance

Level 2

What if I have just one number in the payee's zip code wrong? Am I required to make a correction?

CatinaT1

Level 15

No correction is required for incorrect addresses.

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seadfinance

Level 2

@CatinaT1 Thank you!

GloriaL

Level 7

No, you do not need to request a new Form 1099. If the address is incorrect it will not affect your tax return in any way. If you will be receiving any further mailings from this company, I would recommend that you contact them so they can correct it going forward.

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99bhmi99

Level 2

I just received my 1099-NEC for the year 2021 but it has my old address from TX.
I lived in NC for the whole year of 2021.

Also, I don't see any withheld amounts in Box 4 (Federal) and Box 5 (State).
Should the address difference matter when I will be filling state taxes this year (2022) for NC?

ZoltanB45

Level 9

You worked and earned all of your money in North Carolina so all of the income will be reported there. The address on the form has no bearing in terms of where you need to file.

As far as not having any federal or state withholding, that is expected with non-employee compensation. If you are used to having a W-2 job, you understand that the withholding is taken out throughout the year and the employer covers one half of self-employment tax. As a self-employed worker, you are responsible for both ends of the self-employment tax.

Here is a link to better understand filing with a 1099-NEC.

Filing with a 1099-NEC

99bhmi99

Level 2

As per my understanding, since my 1099-NEC has my old address of TX, the payer didn't file/report it to NC.

So, as an individual person, filing State Tax Returns for NC and reporting 1099-NEC income (addressed to TX) is OK?

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Kb6489

Level 2

The locality listed is incorrect. My address had been updated since I stopped receiving unemployment (I understand the address listed on this doesn’t matter) but locality listed on my 1099-G is reflecting new address (different locality from when I had been receiving ue)

ZoltanB45

Level 9

I am going to assume the new locality has a higher tax than the old one? For example, New York City has an additional tax that other parts of New York do not. If that is the case and the state erroneously typed in your new locality on the form, I would not fill it in. Leave it blank and just fill in the state. If they send a letter, you will just verify where you lived during the time you received the unemployment.