Online Services, Taxes

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. Robin S.

    I have not gotten my w2 from SS yet. Not sure if it got lost or what. Can you please send to me in the mail. I have no printer to print off if I go online. Thank you. My address is 911 East Janet Ave. Apt 201. Clearwater Ks. 67026

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Robin. For your security, we do not have access to private information in this venue. You can contact 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.

  2. Ehsan

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  3. ali

    Thanks for the helpful information on Social Security Benefits .

  4. Patricia A.

    My husband and myself have been trying to open up a my social security account. Both of us have been unsuccessful. They tell us it doesn’t match what social security has, but doesn’t tell us which section doesn’t match. I called social security and they told me there was a lock on equifax credit. I went into equifax and there is no lock on our credit. We moved Dec. 2019, so we changed our address and phone number. We are now at a loss of what to do. We need our statements for income tax filing.

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Patricia. If you are still unable to create 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. Your local office can also assist with a replacement SSA-1099. We hope this helps.

  5. JESUS

    Tried to access my SSI.
    NOTHING HAS CHANGED IN MY LOGIN TEXT.
    MY USERNAME
    MY PASSWORD
    MY ANSWERS TO THE THREE SECURITY QUESTIONS ARE THE SAME!
    NOTHING CHANGED ON MY END!
    SO WHATS THE PROBLEM?
    IT’S NOT ON MY END!

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Jesus. 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. Tom B.

    Would be nice if you made the 1099 easily to find and download.

  7. Margie H.

    I need to get 3 years of my Mother’s SS W2 form, I tried to make an account for her but can’t. Who can I get these from. I need them for her nursing home.

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Margie. It sounds like you are referring to the SSA-1099, tax form Social Security mails each year in January to people who receive Social Security benefits. For years prior to the last year, your mother can call us at 1-800-772-1213 (TTY 1-800-325-0778) between 7:00 a.m. to 7:00 p.m. to speak to one of our representatives for assistance. Or she can contact her local Social Security office. We hope this helps.

  8. Anita M.

    I end a 2019 statement of my earnings. I did not receive it in the ,ailthank you

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Anita. 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. We hope this helps.

  9. Edythe S.

    how can I use the online service when my account has temporarily been suspended?

    • Ann C.

      Hi, Edythe. 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.

  10. GLORIA

    THE APPLICATION FOR SS BENEFITS WAS VERY EASY TO DO ONLINE.
    I WILL RECOMMENDED TO EVERY ONE TO DO IT ONLINE.

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