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How to correct the payer information on Form 1099?

To correct the payer details on your 1099 form, you need to send a letter to the IRS with the following information:

• Name and address of payer
• Type of error (include the incorrect payer name/TIN that was reported)
• Tax year
• Correct payer TIN
• TCC (If the original return was filed with us, request us for the TCC#)
• Type of return
• Number of payees
• Filing method, paper or electronic
• If federal income tax was withheld

You must send this letter to the following address:

Internal Revenue Service,
230 Murall Drive, Mail Stop 4360,
Kearneysville, WV 25430.