Get started with tax reporting
Use the Stripe 1099 tax reporting product to create, modify, file, and deliver tax forms for your connected accounts.
Stripe provides capabilities and a tax reporting dashboard to help platforms meet their tax reporting obligations.
Log in to your Stripe account and use the Tax reporting view in the Dashboard to create, modify, file, and deliver 1099 tax forms for your connected accounts. If you use a team, only team members with the Tax Analyst or Administrator user role can access all tax-related features.
Tax season 2024 checklist
Follow this guide to help you prepare for tax season.
Key dates
- November 4: If you’re using e-delivery, Stripe begins outreach to your connected accounts.
- January 3: Last recommended day to enable Stripe outreach to your connected accounts to automatically collect paperless delivery consent and tax information.
- January 10: (Tentative) The first date you can e-file tax forms in your Stripe Dashboard.
- January 15: Last day that Stripe could send pre-filing outreach to your connected accounts
- January 22: Latest recommended date to e-file tax forms in your Stripe Dashboard to have forms postmarked by the IRS deadline.
- January 31: The IRS deadline to postmark 1099 tax forms to your connected accounts.
- February 14: The last day that identity updates will automatically sync onto 1099 tax form drafts for tax year 2024.
Caution
Action forms in the Needs attention state to get missing name, address, and taxpayer ID (SSN or EIN) details from your connected accounts. You need this information for filing.
Get ready for tax season
- Configure your platform’s tax settings for tax year 2024. You need to do this even if you previously used the Stripe 1099 tax reporting product.
- Start reviewing forms in the Needs attention state with missing tax information.
- Starting in August, you can edit tax forms in your Dashboard or through CSV.
- Provide any missing identity information required for filing.
- (Optional) Update form totals to reflect payment transactions outside of Stripe.
- (Optional) Export transaction logs to check which Stripe transactions have contributed to a 1099 form’s total.
- If you’re planning to use e-delivery, enable both e-delivery and outreach from Stripe as delivery preferences in your tax form settings.
Prepare for Stripe outreach to your connected accountsOctober 30th
- Publish a support article explaining the tax timeline and your partnership with Stripe for taxes. View the example article.
- Required for e-delivery:
- Use the Missing Email Address filter in your 1099 dashboard or export tax forms as a CSV to identify missing email addresses, since Column B will be blank if the email is missing. Update email addresses with the Accounts API so we can email your connected accounts.
- Make sure that your Connect branding settings and your support email address are up to date.
- Prepare your support teams for tax season 2024. View the example FAQs your support team might receive from your connected accounts.
- Recommended for e-delivery:
- Notify your connected accounts when Stripe outreach occurs. View the example email copy.
Review tax form totals and identity informationDecember 31
- Stripe begins outreach to your connected accounts starting the week of November 4 if you have opted into e-delivery / outreach from Stripe. We recommend opting in by January 3 so we can contact all of your accounts for pre-filing confirmation by January 15, the last possible day for automated outreach from Stripe. Note, we don’t send outreach emails to platforms’ connected accounts until 7 days after you enable the setting.
- Continue actioning forms in
Needs attentionand reach out to accounts with missing information. - Audit tax calculations on some 1099 tax forms.
- Verify your tax form settings so you’re ready to file 1099 tax forms in January.
Prepare, file, and deliver 1099 tax formsJanuary 22
- Input State Tax Registration or withholding numbers for all states where you plan to file.
- File tax forms in your Stripe Dashboard no later than January 22. You can begin filing forms on January 10.
- When you press ‘File’ Stripe files any forms in a ‘Ready’ or ‘Ready!’ state.
- If you have forms in a ‘Needs Attention’ state and wish to file them, you need to explicitly update the filing requirement for these forms before filing.
- When you press ‘File’ Stripe files any forms in a ‘Ready’ or ‘Ready!’ state.
- Stripe e-delivers or postmarks tax forms for postal delivery by January 31.
- After February 14, payee identity updates (name, TIN, address) stop flowing onto the 1099 tax forms that haven’t been filed yet. This doesn’t impact forms that you already filed by February 14.
Set tax form default settings
To configure the settings for tax forms in your account you must log in as the account owner. If you use a team, any user that has the Administrator user role for your account can configure settings. To get started with generating your tax forms for 2024, open the Tax reporting page of the Dashboard, and then click Get started.
Choose the default tax form to generate for your connected accounts, the calculation method to use for your tax form totals, the type of filer for your business, and the kind of transactions you process. We recommend that you use a tax advisor to determine which options are right for your business. You can change almost all tax form settings at any time for the forms that you haven’t filed.
Select a form type
Select tax calculation
Select type of filer
Select types of transactions processed
Next, confirm the business information that displays as the Payer details on all of your tax forms. Make any necessary changes, then click Continue.
Next, add state registration or withholding IDs for the states you plan to file with. You can enter these at any time in the future through tax form settings. If you intend to file in either Delaware and Pennsylvania, include your state IDs during this step to prevent possible rejection of your filings.
The next step involves choosing your delivery preferences to meet IRS obligations around delivering 1099 forms to payees. We offer two forms of delivery:
E-delivery through a surface built by Stripe: Owners of eligible connected accounts receive an electronic copy of the 1099 form through their Stripe surface. If the connected account previously did not have access to a Stripe surface, the Stripe Express Dashboard or Stripe Embedded Components may be used. Stripe sends an email invite to the connected account owners to confirm their tax details, collect their consent, and provide access to the electronic copy of the form. Read more about how e-delivery works.
Paper delivery through postal mail: Stripe delivers the 1099 forms to the owners of eligible connected accounts through postal mail based on the address on the tax form. If e-delivery is enabled, but the connected account hasn’t provided e-delivery consent at the time of filing, we fall back on postal delivery to meet IRS obligations.
As a final step, you can view a summary of your tax form settings to confirm your choices. After you confirm your settings, the tax forms dashboard opens, where you can view all of your tax forms for 2024.
View and filter tax forms
You can view all of the tax forms for your connected account using the Tax reporting dashboard. Click the appropriate tab to filter the forms displayed. To display the State filing status, Federal filing status, or Delivery filing status instead of Overall filing status, click the gear icon to the right of the column heading and select the status to display.
You can apply any of the existing filters to limit the results to only those records that match the filter criteria. For example, to display only records for a specific payee, choose the Payee name filter and then enter all or part of a name to match. The records displayed include only the records for payees with Payee names that match the string you used for the filter.
You can use the following filters to display tax forms:
| Filter name | Filter values |
|---|---|
| Type | Type of tax form: 1099-K, 1099-MISC, or 1099-NEC |
| Overall filing status | Overall status of tax form: Will not file, Needs attention, Ready, Filing, Accepted, or Rejected |
| Federal filing status | Status of the Federal tax form: Will not file, Needs attention, Ready, Filing, Accepted, or Rejected |
| State filing status | Status of the State tax form: Will not file, Needs attention, Ready, Filing, Accepted, or Rejected |
| Delivery status | Delivery status of the tax form: Will not deliver, Needs attention, Ready, Scheduled, Delivering, Delivered, Failed |
| Postal delivery status | Postal delivery status of the tax form: Will not deliver, Needs attention, Ready, Scheduled, Delivering, Delivered, Failed |
| Electronic delivery status | Electronic delivery status of the tax form: Will not deliver, Needs attention, Ready, Scheduled, Delivering, Delivered, Failed |
| Pre-filing confirmation status | Status of Stripe’s pre-filing outreach: Not eligible, Queued, Sent |
| Stripe merchant ID | Tax forms for the specified merchant ID |
| Forms grouped with | Tax forms grouped with the specified tax form ID |
| Payee name | Tax forms for the payee |
| Payee state | Tax forms for the payee’s state |
| Needs attention | Needs attention status: Any reason, Address, Business name, TIN - Any reason, TIN - Missing, TIN - Mismatch |
| YTD volume | Tax forms with the specified year-to-date volume |
| Correction | Correction status: Correction, Original |
| Threshold | State or federal threshold status: Meets federal threshold, Meets state threshold, Meets any threshold, Meets state and federal threshold, Meets neither state nor federal thresholds |
| Email address | Tax forms with the specified email address |
| Missing email address | Filter for tax forms that either have or don’t have email addresses: True, False |
| Delta values | Filter for tax forms with delta values: With delta values, Without delta values |
| Standalone forms | Filter for standalone tax forms: All standalone forms, No standalone forms |
| E-delivery consent | Status of e-delivery consent collection: Provided, Not provided, Revoked |
| Grouped TIN | Tax forms that have grouped TINs: Grouped forms only, No grouped forms |
Understand tax form status
Stripe automatically calculates the overall status for each tax form, and allows you to apply filing requirements for each form as appropriate. The filing requirement appears as a visual indicator in the tax form status. You can view the status for both State and Federal tax forms.
| Status | Description | Next steps |
|---|---|---|
| Accepted | The IRS or state accepted the tax form. | No further action required. |
| Filing | The tax form has been queued for transmission to the IRS or state, and will be sent shortly. | No further action required. |
| Filed | The tax form was sent to the IRS or state, but hasn’t been accepted yet. | No further action required. |
| Exported | The tax form was included in a state filing export, which you can find on the bulk jobs listing. | You must download the export and manually submit these to the appropriate state reporting agency. |
| Needs attention | The tax form is above the IRS or state threshold, but requires additional information before filing. | Most tax forms require additional information before filing. You can update the form or update the connected account. If you determine that you shouldn’t file the tax form, or you want to file with incomplete information, you can update the filing requirement. |
| Ready | The tax form is above the IRS or state threshold and ready to file. | File most tax forms. If you determine that you shouldn’t file the tax form, you can update the filing requirement. |
| Rejected | The IRS or state rejected the tax form. | Review the IRS information return penalties, and your connected accounts’ tax forms for incorrect names or tax identification numbers. You have 60 days from the initial submission to file corrected tax forms to the IRS. Learn more about handling rejections. |
| Will not file | The tax form is below the IRS or state threshold, or was overridden and won’t be filed. | Most tax forms don’t require further action. If you determine that you should file the tax form, (for example, if the connected account has withholding data), you can update the form. |
Understand tax form TIN status
Platforms need valid TINs on the tax forms to ensure that the IRS and/or state accepts the forms, and Stripe displays the status of the TIN in the Tax Form Editor as follows:
| Status | Description | Next steps |
|---|---|---|
| Verified | Name & TIN are verified | No further action required. |
| Mismatch | Name + TIN didn’t match the records in IRS and need to be resolved before filing | Follow up with the account to get a name + TIN that matches IRS records. If you still want to file the form in this state, change the Filing requirement to Required even if incomplete. |
| Overwritten | Platform has overwritten the Name and/or TIN | Verify the name + TIN directly with the IRS and/or use a third party TIN verification tool. You can still file this form in this status. |
| Provided | Name and TIN were inherited from Connect Settings, but Stripe didn’t verify. | Verify the name + TIN directly with the IRS and/or use a third party TIN verification tool. You can still file this form in this status. |
| Missing | Name or TIN not provided and needs to be resolved before filing | Follow up with the account to get a name + TIN that matches IRS records. If you still want to file the form in this state, change the Filing requirement to Required even if incomplete. |
Understand tax form delivery status
Stripe sends your tax forms using the delivery method you set for your account, either mail or e-delivery. The Tax reporting page shows the delivery status for your tax forms. The following table describes each possible delivery status.
| Status | Description | Next steps |
|---|---|---|
| Delivered | The forms were successfully delivered. | No further action required. |
| Delivering | The forms were sent, but haven’t been received. | No further action required. |
| Failed | The forms were not successfully delivered. | No further action required. |
| Needs attention | The forms are ready to send, but require additional information. | Most tax forms require additional information before delivering. You can update the form or update the user information for the connected account. |
| Ready | These forms are sent when the forms are filed. | No further action required. |
| Scheduled | The forms are scheduled for delivery. | No further action required. |
| Will not deliver | The forms won’t be delivered. | No further action required. |
Updating tax forms
You can Update 1099 tax forms for the current year and choose whether or not to include tax identification numbers (TIN).