Is it premature to call out sponsors who haven't yet sent out 1099s?

[nibbler]

Originally Posted by Greenie

1 - yes, you can call them out. You could have started to call them out 5 weeks ago as they were supposed to be sent out by Jan 31st.

I always try to be discreet and patient, but enough is enough. I've seen way to many people jump the gun by going to the boards before trying to handle the situation behind the scenes

Originally Posted by Greenie

2 - you should really be keeping track of all your income on your own. If I went by 1099's when I did my taxes, the gov't would be wondering why my bank account shows me making 10x's the money I claimed on my taxes.

(not to mention that only US companies send out 1099's & you do have to claim the income that you get in from non-US programs)

I definitely keep track of all the income. Now here's a senario. I decide to file using the income that I know from sponsor A. Sponsor A turns around and files a 1099-misc on my behalf afterwards. Problem is sponsor A uses a different corporate name (seen that before) and the income isn't the same (seen that before), income is for ppd Dec 16 thru Dec 31, but the check is cut in January. So, I get a red flag audit.