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Get Your Social Security Benefit Statement

January 30, 2020 • By

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" "Tax season is approaching, and we have made replacing your annual Benefit Statement even easier. The Benefit Statement, also known as the SSA-1099 or the SSA-1042S, is a tax form we mail each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of benefits you received from us 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 get an instant, printable replacement form using 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 personal my Social Security account, you can log in to your 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 to your computer or email it to yourself. If you don’t have a personal my Social Security account, creating one is very easy to do and usually takes less than 10 minutes.

If you’re a non-citizen 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) benefits.

With a personal my Social Security account, you can do much of your business with us online. If you receive benefits or have Medicare, your personal my Social Security account is also the best way to:

  • Request a replacement Social Security number card (in most states and the District of Columbia).
  • 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.
  • Report your wages if you work and receive Social Security disability insurance or SSI benefits.

Visit our website to find more about our online services.

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Mike Korbey, Deputy Commissioner for Communications

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Comments

  1. Christopher K.

    Id like to get my approval letter sent to my email chriscouchman777@gmail.com

  2. CourtneyBaumgartner

    I’m beyond frustrated with trying to get answers, about my newly approved benefits, from a person. I’ve been told NUMEROUS times about how i can find those answers and more -online! Its “easy” just set up an acct and i can find everything there!! Well, IT WON’T LET ME! AND NO ONE…NO ONE.. NO ONE has been able to help me!! Every single representative keeps shuffling me around til i get hung up on!! I swear I’m nothing but rage now.

  3. Tracy D.

    Hello, I can not create a my account, I just need to request a replacement card and I would like a statement. Please help. Tracy D Craig

  4. Marilyn N.

    I have not received my Social Security Benefit Statement for 2020.

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Marilyn.The SSA-1099 is mailed by January 31 each year. If for any reason you have not received your SSA-1099 in the mail, you can request a replacement SSA-1099/1042S for Tax Year 2019 by visiting your personal my Social Security account. We hope this helps.

  5. Wayne E.

    How can I complete m y log in, when I don’t have text mail. When I change to my e-mail you want a new log in code.

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Wayne. We are sorry to hear you have had difficulty accessing your personal my Social Security account. 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.

  6. Leslyn D.

    My mother is receiving a pension, when my father dead, and now she’s receiving a tax refund we don’t have any idea how to process, can you help us what to do or whom we can ask for assistance regarding this matter. My mother is living outside USA.

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Leslyn. Since she is living outside of the U.S. she can contact her local Federal Benefits Unit for any assistance related to Social Security benefits. Also, our Office of International Operations home page provides more information to assist our customers living abroad. For tax questions, she will need to contact the IRS. Their toll-free number is 1-800-829-1040 or she can visit their website at http://www.irs.gov/. We hope this helps.

  7. Steven E.

    Getting into my Social Security account is proving to be nightmarishly difficult. I’m at wits end but I guess I’ve no option except to wait until tomorrow (again) to see if there’s some response regarding my password.

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Steven. We are sorry to hear you have had difficulty accessing your personal my Social Security account. 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.

  8. Nisey

    Cant create an account call me 423-208-4967

  9. Emmanuel B.

    I need my social security benefit statement for 2019 to be mailed out to me at my current address:
    2035 Marmion Avenue, Apt 5C
    Bronx, NY 10460

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Emmanuel. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. You can request a replacement SSA-1099/1042S for Tax Year 2019 by visiting your personal my Social Security account. You can also contact or visit your local Social Security office. They can assist with a replacement 1099. Just a reminder – please be cautious about posting personal information on social media. We hope this helps.

  10. allan v.

    I am Tired of dealing with Social Security and trying to get online I waited over 45 minutes on hold to try to see if I could get help there I was told by the person that everything was wiped out because I hadn’t done it for two years that everything was set for me to start over again and I redid my all my information and it said it cannot take my information I could not logon I am an American I have paid my taxes I have served my country and now all I get is a bunch of bull from

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