How to Fill Out 1099-INT Form

What Is a 1099-INT Form?

If you still don’t know the definition and purpose of this form, you might have never received the interest. If you got it, it means that someone paid you interest this particular year. You may receive several forms until the deadline in February. The 1099-INT tax form is a part of the 1099 forms that records the money you received or paid to others, not an employer/employee.

Bank pays interest on savings, which is why it sends you the IRS Form 1099-INT at the end of the financial year. Each form contains the Social Security Number of the taxpayer specifically for the IRS so that they know if you don’t report the income in your tax return form. If you want to know more on how to get a 1099-INT form, read another article here.

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Who Needs a 1099-INT Form?

After you’ve learned the 1099-INT form definition, find out who requires this document. You can be the one who receives the form from the person or entity, or who fills it out for another party. If you paid the interest yourself, you need to learn how to receive the form and the way it works. Usually, such forms may be sent from a bank or an individual. The amount of interest for completing the form is $10. If you pay someone at least $10 in interest, you have to file the form, and if you received $10, you have to wait for the form.

How to Fill Out a 1099-INT Form?

The form is not that hard to complete. All you need is to follow these comprehensive Form 1099-INT instructions. You can either find the form on the official IRS website or open a blank 1099-INT form here, on PDFLiner, and fill it out online. It does not take much time.

Apart from that, PDFLiner provides you with the ability to sign the form online. There are 9 pages of text on the IRS website, including 5 copies of one form. The form is only half a page long. Copy A is for educational purposes and the IRS Center. Follow the next steps to complete the document:

Step 1. Include the payer’s name and address in the first block. There must be information about the country, city, province, street address, ZIP, and phone number.

‍Step 2. Include Payer’s and Recipient’s TINs in the sections below.

‍Step 3. Provide information about the recipient, including their name, address, and ZIP code.

‍Step 4. Provide the account number following the instructions that the IRS gives you.

‍Step 5. Write down the payer’s RTN (if it is required) and interest income.

‍Step 6. Don’t forget to indicate the calendar year in a separate section.

‍Step 7. In section 2, you have to write the early withdrawal penalty.

‍Step 8. Interest on Treasury obligation and US Savings is noted in section 3.

‍Step 9. Write down the withheld federal income tax in section 4 and investment expenses in section 5.

Step 10. Foreign tax paid is to be named in section 6, and a foreign country or US possession — in section 7.

Step 11. Section 8 is for tax-exempt interest.

Step 12. Section 9 must contain the amount of specified private activity bond interest.

Step 13. Section 10 is for the market discount amount, and section 11 is for the bond premium number.

Step 14. Provide the information about the bond premium and treasury obligations in section 12, and the data on the bond premium on tax-exempt bond in section 13.

Step 15. Include the number of tax-exempt and tax credit bond CUSIP in section 14.

Step 16. Name the state in section 15 and its identification number in section 16.

Step 17. Write down the amount of state tax withheld in section 17.

How to Sign a 1099-INT Form?

You don’t need to sign this form. However, you might need to attach the form to the tax return that you need to sign. To do it easily, you can use PDFLiner. The software offers you an electronic signature. You can sign forms using the one you’ve already created there or make a new one. The process is simple:

1. Upload the document or find the already existing form in the library.
2. Press the Sign field in the text or the “Add Sign” button.
3. Press the “Add new signature” red button in the appeared window.
4. Create a signature by typing your name in the field or upload it from your computer or phone.
5. Add your signature in the text.

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How to File a 1099-INT Form?

You can learn how to file Form 1099-INT in this section. You have to provide this form to the different parties. If you are the one who gets the interest paid, you have to attach the received form to your tax report for the IRS. If you are the one who completes the form, you need to send it to:

• The IRS;
• State Tax Department;
• A recipient who received $10 or more of interest;
• A payer; you have to leave the Copy C for your personal use if you are a payer;
• You can file the copies according to the addresses you have. You can send the form online. You may also file the form online to the IRS.

FAQ

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