Taxes

Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement (SSA-1099)

February 22, 2019 • By

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Last Updated: November 3, 2023

Tax season is approaching, and Social Security has made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement is also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S. Now you can get a copy of your 1099 anytime and anywhere you want using our online services.

A Social Security 1099 is a tax form Social Security mails each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from Social Security in the previous year so you know how much Social Security income to report to the IRS on your tax return.

If you live in the United States and you need a replacement form SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S, simply go online and request an instant, printable replacement form through your personal my Social Security account.

A replacement SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S is available for the previous tax year after February 1.

If you already have a my Social Security account, you can log in to your online account to view and print your SSA-1099 or SSA-1042S. If you don’t have access to a printer, you can save the document on your computer or laptop or even email it. If you don’t have a my Social Security account, creating one is very easy to do and usually takes less than 10 minutes.

If you receive benefits or have Medicare, your my Social Security account is also the best way to:

  • Get your benefit verification letter;
  • Check your benefit and payment information;
  • Change your address and phone number;
  • Change your direct deposit information;
  • Request a replacement Medicare card; or
  • Report your wages if you work and receive Social Security disability insurance or Supplemental Security Income (SSI) benefits.

If you’re a noncitizen who lives outside of the United States and you received or repaid Social Security benefits last year, we will send you form SSA-1042S in the mail. The forms SSA-1099 and SSA-1042S are not available for people who receive Supplemental Security Income (SSI).

With a personal my Social Security account, you can do much of your business with us online, on your time, like get a copy of your SSA-1099 form. Visit our website to find out more.

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Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications

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Comments

  1. Nancy R.

    HI, I was trying to log into my account and requested a new password, I received one in the mail on Saturday 2/2/20 and it has locked me out, Please help.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Nancy. We are sorry to hear you have had difficulty accessing your personal my Social Security account. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. If you are still unable to access an account or encounter a problem with your personal my Social Security account, you may:
      •Call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778), Monday through Friday from 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. At the voice prompt, say “helpdesk”; or
      •Contact your local Social Security office. We hope this helps.

  2. Patty T.

    I am now getting my husband’s social security but I now need to get my social security. What form do I fill out to send in and get that.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Patty. Thanks for your question. Since you are currently receiving benefits, you can schedule an appointment with your local office to file on your own record by calling us at 1-800-772-1213 between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m., Monday through Friday. We hope this helps.

  3. Willie H.

    I’m need to get SSA-1099 replacement copy for the year 2018 for my wife who passed in March in 2019. I do not want to create an account just for this. Can you give me some direction.

    • A.C.

      Hi, Willie. We are sorry to hear about your loss. The SSA-1099 is mailed to the last address in our records and is intended for the spouse or executor of the deceased. If you did not receive the benefit statement, the executor will need to go into the local Social Security office with proof of death and proof of executorship. An SSA-1099 can also be given to someone receiving benefits on the deceased beneficiary’s record such as a spouse, parent, or child of the deceased. If you need more information, call our toll-free number at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) and ask a representative for assistance. We hope this helps.

  4. PAUL B.

    I JUST GOT MY FIRST SSA 1099 I HAVE A OFFSET ON MY BENEFITS AND IN THE BOTTOM OF BOX 3 IT SAYS I GOT PAID 2 BENEFITS PAYMENT AND I DID NOT WHY IS THAT ?

    • A.C.

      Hi, Paul. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. We ask that members in our Blog community work with our offices with specific questions. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213, Monday through Friday, between 7:00 a.m. and 7:00 p.m., for assistance. Generally, you will have a shorter wait if you call later in the day. You can also contact your local Social Security office. We hope this helps.

  5. wayne j.

    I did not receive my 1099 SS form for taxes
    Who else could it ha ve been sent to?
    Can .please email me my 1099 SS form for SS no. 055.-36-1181

    cordially

    wayne rogers

  6. Sarah E.

    I never received my 2019 1099 form.

  7. Chanel T.

    Hi. My password will not allow me to access my ssi info. I get a message stating my info cannot be found. I fill out another online enrollment application and am told that yhete is already an account in my name and that o should log in. But when i go to log in..im told my information is invalid. HELP!

  8. Kathryn A.

    Please email my 2019 1099-SM to me.
    kakimatt@msn.com
    Kathryn A van’t Hoff *** – ** – ***

    Some of your instructions say it was available online Jan 31, others Feb 1.

  9. Claudia M.

    I cannot access my SS statement.
    It seems I cannot remember what I enter for the test to get my information. Mothers middle name (she went by Irene Sylvia or Sylvia Irene) I can’t remember which one I put. The hospital I was born in was Lincoln, but was not accepted, the name or the hospital was Workmans (again not sure what I put). My best friends name has never changed, so that can’t be wrong.

  10. Wesley T.

    I have an My SSI account but have the worst of trying to get on my account on line

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