Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement (SSA-1099)
Reading Time: 2 MinutesLast 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
Jim Borland, Acting Deputy Commissioner for Communications
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Cynthia C.
I need a ‘benefit verification letter’ to be mailed to me to show my rental office, I have to do this every year and the one I received back in December is over 120 days old. For some reason am having trouble getting it or rather finding the link to get it sent to me by mail. I get recertified every year and have to have this showing what I get from SSI and SSA. Can you please help me? Thank you in advance for any help you can give me.
V.V.
Hi Cynthia, thanks for using our blog. Check out our Frequently Asked Questions web page for details on how to get a benefit verification letter. This letter is sometimes called a budget letter, a benefits letter, a proof of income letter or a proof of award letter. You also may be able to request a benefit verification letter 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 proof of income letter. We hope this helps.
Yvonne S.
My mother passed away in 2019 and my father’s tax preparer says that there should be a 1099 for 2020. He did not receive the 1099 in the mail. How can I obtain a copy?
V.V.
We are very sorry for your loss, Yvonne. The 2019 SSA-1099 was provided in January of 2020. If you need the 2019 SSA-1099 for your mother, please call the local field office. 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.
Karen B.
My father died in November 2020. I have not received his SSA 1099 and I’m on hold for an hour with no help.
Today I answered several questions and then my call got dropped as they transferred me.
Please help. I just want his SSA 1099 form.
V.V.
Hi Karen, we are very sorry for your loss and for the difficulties you have experienced with Social Security. Please continue to work with your local Social Security office. Look for the general inquiry telephone number at the Social Security Office Locator. The number may appear under Show Additional Office Information. We hope this information helps.
Harris C.
My husband died in 2020 and I have not received his SS1099R in the mail. How do I get this in time to file my taxes?
V.V.
We are very sorry for your loss, Harris. 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 after February 1, 2021. 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.
Dal P.
I can’t create an account of social security because I don’t have credit card and others necessary financial details. I want to create my social security account for future purposes. I would be most grateful if you could forward activation code.
V.V.
Hi Dal, thanks for using our blog. When you’re entering the financial information, you’ll need one of the following:
• Credit card (last 8 digits) – Visa, Mastercard, or Discover;
• Social Security benefits amount;
• W-2 tax form; or
• 1040 Schedule SE tax form.
If you do not have any of the items listed, you can register by answering credit history questions. You click on the link after “Don’t have a valid ID?” to get to the questions. We hope this helps!
Robert B.
I didn’t get a 1099 either so can’t file income taxes. tried to set up an account but they why want my 8 digit credit card code. I DON”T THINK SO! Why does this government need my credit card number!!!???
V.V.
Hi Robert. 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.
Aida
I have been trying to register on My SSS account. It is not easy, after so many attempts I thought I finally completed . I have received that account successfully completed . Try to log in and it says I need to finished my account.How frustrating. I called SSS and was on hold for 2 hours. Joan the representative was very impatience . I wish they would have not make it so complicated. Another red tape you need to go through. Request for a copy of my 1099 and says it will be easier if I register. That was so easy to say.
V.V.
We are sorry to hear about the difficulties you are experiencing, Aida. 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.
Spirl L.
I am having trouble getting my 1099 for SS I received for 2020. Can’t file
Robert J.
eed 1099 for 2020
Robert J.
Need SSA 1099 form
V.V.
Hi Robert, 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.
Christine W.
I cannot get logged in in order for me to get my tax info i need….keeps on saying error…No error i can see…now my tax appointment is here and social security is still closed and your system does not work efficiently what so ever…come on ….another government bureaucracy….Can someone step up
V.V.
Hi Christine. 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.
Charles S.
The online request for viewing/printing my SSA-1099 results in an error message that says “There has been an unexpected system error. Your login session has been terminated.” This error occurs whether I am on my desktop computer or my mobile phone. I have also requested the SSA-1099 to be mailed and I did that 3 weeks ago. It has not arrived. Can anyone explain how I can get a copy of my SSA-1099.
V.V.
Hi Charles. 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.
aida
I have the same problem. I don’t know who to ask . I have called SSS office and was on hold for 2 hours. The representative is so impatient after on hold for 2 hours. So, helpless…… Don’t know who to ask help.
cheryl e.
i need a replacement 1099 for the year 2019
V.V.
Hi Cheryl, thanks for using our blog. For a 2019 SSA-1099, you will need to 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.
Mervyn L.
Background: 2 agreements have not been kept, but I shall move on to urgent problem. URGENT PROBLEM: Requested copy of ssa-1099 has not arrived after almost one month waiting. I cannot compute or file my tax return without it. I have had to give up my appointment for preparation help, but need to make new appointment while there are still openings. Desperately need the completed form. Cannot use the computer for this as all of my passwords have been corrupted & computer needs to be checked out. Phone call to listed number gets me put on 1 hour 30 minute wait. (Millions need work & are paid unemployment, but are not allowed to work helping with this phone backlog!) Please help with getting missing ssa-1099.
V.V.
Hi Mervyn. 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.
P A.
Is it possible to get a replacement SSA 1099 online in the beneficiary”s my social security account if the beneficiary is receiving benefits as a widow?
V.V.
Hi P A. 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.
Damaris O.
lucianayamil04@gmail.com please send me my 1099 form again we did not get it yet
Me and my husband
Damaris Ortega and Pantaleon Ortega we need to fill out the taxes form thanks
V.V.
Hi Damaris, 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.
P H.
So, the 1099 in this situation can’t be obtained online, is that what you are saying?
V.V.
Hi there. The Frequently Asked Questions web page explains the options on how to obtain a replacement SSA-1099. Online is one of the options. If you’re unable to obtain the SSA-1099 online, you 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. You can also 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.
Phyllis B.
I did not receive 1099 for 2020
V.V.
Hi Phyllis. 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.