1099-NEC Recipient Copy, State Copy and TIN Truncation

October 17, 2026 · 2 min read

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Short answer: The IRS instructions say that if you must file Form 1099-NEC you must furnish a statement to the recipient, and that you are required to furnish the payee statements and file with the IRS by January 31. For 2026 payments, January 31, 2027 is a Sunday (calendar fact); whether the next-business-day rule moves it to Monday, February 1, 2027 is expected (our calculation; see due date page).

What the instructions allow

• A single payee statement can report all Form 1099-NEC payment types for a recipient.
• You may truncate the recipient's TIN (SSN, ITIN, ATIN or EIN) on payee statements. Truncation is not allowed on any document filed with the IRS, and your own TIN may not be truncated on any form.
• State boxes 5-7 are optional for the IRS. If a state requires a paper copy, use Copy 1 for the state tax department and give Copy 2 to the recipient for their state return.
• Direct sales of $5,000 or more: the report to the recipient may be a letter if it contains the information (the instructions on box 2).

Checklist (not advice)

1. Confirm the recipient's name, address and TIN from the W-9.
2. Prepare the IRS version with the full TIN and the recipient version with the TIN truncated if you wish.
3. Keep your delivery method and date.
4. Check your state's rules.

FAQ

Do I need the recipient's consent to deliver electronically?

Not covered in the instructions we read (Pub. 1099 part M governs statements and was not read).

Can the recipient copy show the last four digits only?

The instructions allow truncation but don't prescribe the pattern here.

What we could not verify