Common Tax Forms All Lockheed Martin Investors Should Know

As a Lockheed Martin employee or retiree, you have many years of experience in filing your taxes but there are just as many new Lockheed Martin employees who may start filing their taxes on their own for the first time.  Even if you are not new to filing taxes, sometimes the plethora of tax forms can be confusing or overwhelming.  This blog may help in that we will identify the most common tax forms that all investors should know. 

First, it’s important to know that upon the completion of each calendar year, banks, brokers, and other institutions generate tax forms that report relevant events and transactions that occurred the prior year in your accounts to the IRS. They do this by using many forms that are commonly known as 1099 tax forms. There are numerous variations of 1099 forms depending on the type of event that took place as well as the associated account type. The institutions submit one copy of each form to the IRS and another copy to you, the account holder.

Here are some of the most common 1099 forms that investors often receive:

NAMEEVENTDETAILS
1099-BCapital gains or losses from trades of publicly traded securities (stocks & ETFs)The “B” stands for broker or barter exchange. This form includes details such as short-term vs. long-term gains or losses, transaction information, cost basis, date of sale, ticker symbol, quantity sold, gross proceeds, and federal tax withheld.
1099-DIVDividend payments and other distributionsThis form reports mutual funds. If you held any foreign securities domiciled outside the United States, any foreign taxes you paid are reported on this form. It also reports ordinary dividends separately from qualified dividends and specifies if you had any state or federal taxes withheld from your distributions.
1099-INTInterest incomeBanks, savings institutions, and brokerage firms typically generate these forms when you receive interest payments in your accounts. Common account types that receive interest income include checking, savings, money market, CDs, U.S. savings bonds, and investment accounts holding interest bearing securities.
1099-MISCMiscellaneous incomeThis form is used to report various types of non-employee compensation. Examples include money earned as an independent contractor, royalty income, prize monies, awards, and rental property income.
1099-OIDOriginal issue discountBanks, savings institutions, and brokerage firms typically generate these forms when you receive interest payments in your accounts. Common account types that receive interest income include checking, savings, money market, CDs, U.S. savings bonds, and investment accounts holding interest-bearing securities.
1099-RDistributions from qualified plansThis form reports distributions from retirement plans, profit-sharing plans, annuities, pensions, insurance contracts, and disability payments. You should receive a separate 1099-R for each account and distribution code. If you rolled over an employer-sponsored plan into an IRA, you should also expect to receive Form 5498, which should balance out the distribution reported on your 1099-R.
1099-ConsolidatedOne account with multiple events in one yearA 1099 Consolidated takes multiple 1099 forms and compiles them all together into one file. For example, a consolidated 1099 statement could include 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-B, and 1099-OID combined in one form.
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The forms above are typically due to be postmarked and filed with the IRS, between January 31 and February 15. If you didn’t receive your 1099, many tax software allow you to download your information directly from your investment website. If yours does not, don’t worry.  You can call your institution and they can send you a copy.  Note that only the 1099-R is required to be filed with your return if you had federal tax withheld from your distribution.  

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