The 1099-NEC filing deadline is January 31 — once a year, easy to forget, and expensive to miss. Set a reminder now and get advance emails before the date, so you file on time instead of paying penalties that start at $60 per form.
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Per-form penalties. They add up quickly if you have more than a couple of contractors.
per form if you file within 30 days of the deadline
IRS Information Return Penalties, tax year 2025
per form if you file after August 1 or not at all
IRS Information Return Penalties, tax year 2025
per form minimum for intentional disregard, with no cap
IRS Information Return Penalties
1099 filing happens once a year, in a two-week window most people spend recovering from the holidays. You have to pull totals for every contractor you paid over $600, request or confirm their W-9 details, and submit before January 31. There is no ongoing cadence that keeps it top of mind.
Most accounting software will flag it eventually, but usually in mid-January when you are already late getting W-9s back from a contractor who changed addresses. A calendar note you made last April gets dismissed and forgotten. The IRS does not send you a warning email.
The fix is a reminder that arrives early enough to actually do something about it. Seven days out is enough time to chase a missing W-9. One day out is a backup. The day-of email is the last nudge.
1099 deadlines are an annual event on a fixed date. A reminder you set now works for every tax year going forward, not just this one.
Use the form above. Prefilled with the 1099-NEC deadline. The reminder repeats every year automatically.
You get notices 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day before. Enough time to chase W-9s, pull totals, and file without rushing.
If January 31 passes without you clicking "I filed", a few follow-up emails land so the task does not quietly disappear.
Penalties, missed W-9s, and the panic of realizing you forgot.
$60 to $330 for every form you file late. Ten contractors late past August 1 is a $3,300 bill — for missing a calendar date.
See the full penalty schedule →The IRS will catch it eventually, but filing late is still cheaper than not filing. Here is what to do if the deadline passed.
Forgot to file — what now →The $600 rule, the S-corp exemption, and the credit-card payment carve-out. Read this before assuming you are exempt.
Who has to file →Deadlines, penalties, recovery, and filing rules.
Form 1099-NEC is due to both the recipient and the IRS by January 31. Form 1099-MISC is due to the recipient by January 31, and to the IRS by February 28 if you file on paper or March 31 if you file electronically. If the date falls on a weekend or holiday, it shifts to the next business day.
Generally, a business that paid $600 or more to a non-employee (freelancer, contractor, attorney, landlord) during the year must file a 1099. Payments to S-corps and C-corps are usually exempt, and payments made by credit card or third-party processors are reported on 1099-K by the processor instead.
Enter your email and a reminder for January 31 on this page. You will get advance emails 7 days, 3 days, and 1 day before the deadline, plus one on the day itself. The reminder repeats every year automatically, so next tax season you do not have to remember to set it again.
The IRS charges a penalty per form, starting at $60 per form if filed within 30 days late, rising to $330 per form after August 1 (tax year 2025 figures). Intentional disregard carries a minimum $660 per form with no cap. See the dedicated guide on late filing penalties for the full tiered schedule.
The calendar date does not change — January 31 for 1099-NEC is fixed by statute. The effective deadline shifts only when the date falls on a weekend or federal holiday, in which case it moves to the next business day. Always confirm the specific date for the year you are filing.
Yes. Penalties scale with how late you file — filing within 30 days of the deadline costs roughly $60 per form, while waiting until August 1 or later costs $330 per form. Filing late is always cheaper than not filing at all. If you already missed the date, file as soon as you can.
Free. No account. Takes 30 seconds. You'll get advance emails before January 31 every year — so a $75 accounting hour beats a $3,000 penalty bill.
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