IRS FORM
Form 1096
Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns
Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns
Form 1096, “Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns,” is a tax form used in the United States. It serves as a summary and transmittal form for various other information returns that businesses and other entities might provide to the Internal Revenue Service (IRS). If you’re sending paper copies of 1099 forms to the SSA, the 1096 must accompany them. It acts as the official transmittal form, summarizing the aggregate data from all submitted 1099s. The form 1096 is not required for electronically filed 1099s.