# Deadline for W-2s and 1099s?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-w-2s-and-1099s/391258>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [February 7, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-w-2s-and-1099s/391258 "2007-02-07T20:29:14Z")\
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**Author:** ![Roboto](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b77776/32.png) [@Roboto](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Roboto)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 8:29pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-w-2s-and-1099s/391258/1 "2007-02-07T20:29:14Z")

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I’m still waiting on my company to provide me my last 1099 . . . isn’t it the law that the forms are sent by January 31st? Just checking. I want to get this over with.

Thank you

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**Author:** ![hajario](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/hajario/32/171_2.png) [@hajario](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/hajario)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-w-2s-and-1099s/391258/2 "2007-02-07T20:36:34Z")

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[QUOTE=Roboto]  
I’m still waiting on my company to provide me my last 1099 . . . isn’t it the law that the forms are sent by January 31st? Just checking. I want to get this over with.

Thank you  
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They are supposed to be mailed no later than 1/31.

I’m still waiting for a 1099 too. It hasn’t been mailed but it was consulting work that I did for a very good friend of mine so I’m letting it slide.

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**Author:** ![Antinor01](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/ecae2f/32.png) [@Antinor01](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Antinor01)\
**Post date:** [February 7, 2007, 8:47pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/deadline-for-w-2s-and-1099s/391258/3 "2007-02-07T20:47:55Z")

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The deadline is 1/31 for W2’s and 1099’s. The deadline can be satisfied by mailing them with a postmark of no later than 1/31. Everywhere I’ve worked has said if you don’t get it by 2/7 to let them know so they can reissue it.

Cite (warning PDF!) [http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf](http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p15.pdf)