1099 Forms for Your Tax Return Below, see an overview of 1099 forms you can enter on your tax return via the eFile Tax App. Select the form number for detailed instructions on how to enter the data into your account. Selecting the form name will bring up a downloadable copy of the form which you can also fill in online if needed. Attention: When you enter 1099 data during your tax return preparation do not enter ESL as the payer's name. Most states require more than 3 characters. Instructions for Various 1099 Forms Form Name Details 1099-A Acquisition or Abandonment of Secured Property May be sent to you if you had property debt foreclosed on - the broker should issue you this form. 1099-B Proceeds From Broker and Barter Exchange Transactions You may receive this if you sold stocks or other assets during the year. 1099-C Cancellation of Debt Sent by a creditor if you had debt canceled since canceled debt is considered taxable income. 1099-CAP Changes in Corporate Control and Capital Structure Sent from a corporation to its shareholder(s) when a gain occurred due to sale of cash or property in exchange for company's stock. 1099-DIV Dividends and Distributions Issued by a broker to a taxpayer who received taxable dividends for their investment(s). 1099-G Certain Government Payments Sent by the IRS or state government, used for local refunds, state unemployment, and other government payments. 1099-H Health Coverage Tax Credit (HCTC) Advance Payments You would get this form if you received qualified health insurance payments for certain benefits in advance. This tax credit expired; the only healthcare tax credit available is the Premium Tax Credit. 1099-INT Interest Income Certain accounts pay you interest for investing your money; interest is taxable and reported on this form. 1099-K Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments If you used a third-party money app to send or receive payment, you may get this form. Common for business owners and the self-employed. 1099-LTC Long-Term Care and Accelerated Death Benefits This form is sent of you have a qualifying long-term care insurance contract and it summarizes your payments. 1099-MISC Miscellaneous Income Used to summarize other payments that are not common or don't have a category, often used by the self-employed. 1099-NEC Nonemployee Compensation Summarizes payments made from a company to an independent contractor or nonemployee. Steps on how to enter Form 1099-NEC with your tax return. 1099-OID Original Issue Discount Sent by a brokerage to an individual with a special type of interest that came from certain bonds, notes, or certificates of deposit or CDs, usually sent when investment is sold at a discount. 1099-PATR Taxable Distributions Received From Cooperatives Used by a cooperative to summarize patronage dividends and other distributions sent to individuals. 1099-Q Payments From Qualified Education Programs Summarized distributions from a Coverdell education savings plan (ESA) or from a 529 plan. If your distributions were spent on qualifying expenses, you do not need to report this form. 1099-R Distributions From Pensions, Annuities, Retirement or Profit-Sharing Plans, IRAs, Insurance Contracts, etc. Sent from a broker to an individual who withdrew money from their retirement account. See more 1099-R details. 1099-S Proceeds From Real Estate Transactions You should receive this form is you sold real estate, such as your residence or a second home. 1099-SA Distributions From an HSA, Archer MSA, or Medicare Advantage MSA This form summarizes any distributions from your medical account; if you used this money on qualifying expenses, you do not need to report this form. RRB-1099 or RRB-1099-R Railroad Retirement Board Statement Sent to you if you receive retirement benefits from the U.S. Railroad Retirement Board - include this when you prepare your return if you have other income. SSA-1099 Social Security Benefit Statement You will get this form if you receive monthly Social Security Benefits - include this when you prepare your return if you have other income. TurboTax® is a registered trademark of Intuit, Inc. H&R Block® is a registered trademark of HRB Innovations, Inc.