This article is for platforms or marketplaces using Connect Tax Reporting 1099 to file and deliver 1099 tax forms for their connected accounts.
Choose your delivery method when configuring your tax form default settings. You can update the delivery method for an individual form by navigating to the Tax Reporting 1099 dashboard. See Deliver your 1099 tax forms to find out more about tax form delivery options.
Delivery options
There are four options for delivering tax forms:
- E-delivery for connected accounts with Express Dashboard access: Use the Stripe Express dashboard to collect e-delivery consent and deliver tax forms.
- E-delivery with Connect Embedded Components: Use Connect Embedded Components to collect e-delivery consent and deliver tax forms.
- E-delivery with Tax Forms API (Preview): Use the Tax Forms API to directly control and manage the entire e-delivery flow.
- Postal delivery: Use Stripe to send tax forms using postal delivery
Electronic delivery of 1099 tax forms for connected accounts with Dashboard access
Stripe can e-deliver tax forms to your connected accounts through the Express Dashboard. Owners of accounts with access to the Express Dashboard will have their consent collected and receive an electronic copy of the 1099 form through the Stripe Express Dashboard.
Learn about how to manage 1099 tax forms for connected accounts using Express with this product walkthrough.
Electronic Delivery of 1099 tax forms with Connect Embedded Components
If your connected accounts currently interact with Connect Embedded Components or you own the full onboarding and management process for your connected accounts, you can deliver 1099 forms with Connect Embedded Components. For more information, File and deliver 1099 forms with Stripe Embedded Components.
Electronic delivery of 1099 tax forms with Tax Forms API
Platforms can e-deliver tax forms to accounts where the platform owns the experience using the Tax Forms API. The Tax Forms API allows you to build and brand the e-delivery flow in your platform and Stripe does not interact with your users directly.
The platform is responsible for collection of e-delivery consent, how your users access the e-delivered forms, and any other user identity changes or corrections.
Postal delivery of 1099 tax forms
Stripe can directly mail paper forms to your connected accounts. Tax forms must be filed no later than January 22nd to guarantee on-time paper delivery.
This article is neither legal advice nor tax advice. We recommend that you speak to your tax advisor with any questions or concerns around tax reporting.