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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  1. Silvia M.

    I have not received my form ssa-1099- social security benefit statement. I am waiting the above form to do my tax. You have my mailing as 12850 Anderson Hill, clermont fl 34711. What is taking you so long to mail my form ssa-1099 social security benefit statement. I should have received it by January 31 or no later then February 15.

    • Vonda

      Hi Silvia. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

  2. Silvia M.

    I have not received my form ssa-1099- social security benefit statement. I am waiting the above form to do my tax. You have my mailing as 12850 Anderson Hill, clermont fl 34711. What is taking you so long to mail my form ssa-1099 social security benefit statement.

  3. Linda S.

    This system for MyAccount is impossible to use. I have tried multiple times, read instructions carefully and still cannot get completely through the process.

  4. Barbara S.

    Am I allowed to open a “My SSA Account” for my husband who died in October 2020 in order to access his 1099 which I never received in the mail?

  5. Lois s.

    I need my 1099 form for tax purposes!

    • Vonda

      Hi Lois. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

  6. Judith J.

    My husband fired 6/29/20. Should I file jointly one more time?

  7. Paula l.

    I need a copy of my 1099 for 2019 and would like to have it mailed through USPS mail.

    • Vonda

      Hi Paula. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

  8. Phyllis R.

    I need a corrected 2020 1099 for disability payments that had been made to me. I returned all the funds and received a letter from SSA stating such.
    How do I get this for my taxes? I am also going to try to call my local SSA office

    • Vonda

      Hi Phyllis, thanks for using our blog. You can call us at 1-800-772-1213 for assistance or you can call your local Social Security office. Please look for the general inquiry telephone number at the Social Security Office Locator. The number may appear under Show Additional Office Information. Please be aware that our call wait times are longer than normal. We hope this information helps.

  9. Janette C.

    As an executor of an estate, how do I get a replacement SSA-1099 for the person who died in 2020?

    • Judith J.

      My husband died 6/29/20. Do I need to file jointly again?

    • Alan R.

      I have the same question.

    • Vonda

      Hi Janette, thanks for using our blog to ask your question. The SSA-1099 is mailed in January to the last address in our records and is intended for the spouse or executor of the deceased. If you do not have access to the mail at that address, the executor will need to call the local field office. Please look for the general inquiry telephone number at the Social Security Office Locator. The number may appear under Show Additional Office Information. Please be aware that our call wait times are longer than normal. We hope this information helps.

  10. Connie F.

    Need 1099-R form for Social Security for 2020, so I can do my taxes.

    • Joe H.

      I need SSA-1099 – SOCIAL BECURITY Benefit STATEMENT for 2020, so I can do my Taxes.

      Please send to Address:
      40 Berneri Dr. Las Vegas NV 89138

      Or email to joeguan20@yahoo.com

      • Joe H.

        I need SSA-1099-Social Benefit Statement for 2020, So I can do my Taxes.

        • Sally A.

          How to I get a SSA 10-99 for my deceased dad for 2020?

        • Rebeecca

          I need a my 1099 statement for 2020

          • Vonda

            Hi Rebecca, thanks for using our blog. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

      • Curtis D.

        I loss my 10 99 form with you please send me another so i can file my tax.

        • Vonda

          Hi Curtis, thanks for using our blog. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

      • Vonda

        Hi Joe. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

    • Rebeecca

      I need my ssi 1099 for 2020

    • Carol G.

      I need a new ssa-1099 form to file taxes for my father Carmelo Guastello. He cannot find his statement and is assisted living at 9601 N Tullis Dr. Kansas City Mo 64157. He is 97 and I would hope you can forward the ssa-1099 to me as I do his taxes. Frank Guastello
      9416 NE 92nd St
      K C Mo. 64157

    • Vonda

      Hi Connie. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page on how to obtain a replacement 1099. You also may be able to request a replacement SSA-1099 by using our automated telephone service at 1-800-772-1213. You can conduct the automated services 24 hours a day. At the prompt, indicate that you’re requesting a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

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