Penalties for Not Filing a 1099 Form

What is the Penalty for Not Issuing Form 1099?

If a missing form is submitted within 30 days of the due date, $50 will be owed per form, increasing the cap to $532,000.

What is the Penalty for Not Reporting 1099 Form?

A penalty may be issued if the miscellaneous income has failed to be reported. Should there be a failure to report any miscellaneous income; said tax return may emphasis tax liability on behalf of the filer. If you find yourself in this situation, the IRS may impose an accuracy related penalty that equates to 20% of what was underpaid.

For example; if you failed to include any miscellaneous income causing you to minimize your tax liability by $1000, the penalty would be $100 [$500 x .20 = $100].