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I filed a 1099 misc with the wrong SS# of the contractor. How do I correct it?

 
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JulieCo
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I filed a 1099 misc with the wrong SS# of the contractor. How do I correct it?

You will have to complete a 1099 MISC form and updated 1096 form outside of TurboTax.  You will mark the "corrected" box at the top of the 1099 MISC form.

If you created the forms with Quick Employer Forms, note that QEF does not support corrected forms at this time. Once the original e-filing is accepted:

  • To file a corrected W-2, go to the SSA website and file the corrected form, W-2C electronically. You can also use the IRS website for forms and instructions.
  • To file a corrected 1099, use the IRS website forms and instructions for corrections.  You can search for 1099 MISC and 1096 to find pdfs of the forms.


Here is more information from the IRS regarding corrected 1099 forms:  

From (https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-prior/i1099gi--2017.pdf)

If you filed a return with the IRS and later discover you made an error on it, you must: 

    • Correct it as soon as possible and file Copy A and Form 1096 with your Internal Revenue Service Center (see part D), and 
    • Furnish statements to recipients showing the correction. 

When making a correction, complete all information (see Filing corrected returns on paper forms, later). 

    • Do not cut or separate forms that are two or three to a page. 
    • Submit the entire page even if only one of the forms on the page is completed. 
    • Do not staple the forms to Form 1096. 
    • Do not send corrected returns to the IRS if you are correcting state or local information only. Contact the state or local tax department for help with this type of correction.

Form 1096. Use a separate Form 1096 for each type of return you are correcting. For the same type of return, you may use one Form 1096 for both originals and corrections. You do not need to correct a previously filed Form 1096. 

CORRECTED checkbox. Enter an “X” in the “CORRECTED” checkbox only when correcting a form previously filed with the IRS or furnished to the recipient. Certain errors require two returns to make the correction. See Filing corrected returns on paper forms later to determine when to mark the “CORRECTED” checkbox. 

Account number. If the account number was provided on the original return, the same account number must be included on both the original and corrected returns to properly identify and process the correction. If the account number was not provided on the original return, do not include it on the corrected return. See part L. 

Recipient's statement. You may enter a date next to the “CORRECTED” checkbox. This will help the recipient in the case of multiple corrections.

See screenshot below of where to file the forms:

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