Form 1099 - MISC

What is a Form 1099-MISC?

A Form 1099-MISC is an earnings statement reported by USANA to the U.S. Internal Revenue Service in accordance to laws for non-employee compensation, otherwise known as commissions, of earnings of more than $600 US during that tax year.

Recipients

Only U.S. sole proprietor or business* Associates who earn $600 or more will be able to access a Form 1099. Corporations or Associates earning less than $600 can retrieve a Earnings Reconciliation Statement from The Hub.

*Business Associates include sole proprietorships doing business under an assumed name, LLCs, partnerships, joint ventures, trusts, etc.

Availability Date

Form 1099-MISC or reconciliation statements are usually available online around mid-January the following tax year. The Hub currently contains tax Information from 2013 forward.

2015 Form 1099s were made available on January 11, 2016.

Retrieving a 1099 or Earnings Reconciliation Statement

In an effort to reduce USANA's carbon footprint, all 1099-MISC forms and more detailed reconciliation statements will not be mailed automatically.

Log on to The Hub:

• Click on the "My Account" icon
• Select "Tax Information"

Transferred, Canceled, or Individuals with Multiple Accounts

Associates whose accounts that have been canceled, transferred, or have a tax identification number active on multiple accounts will not be able to access their Form 1099-MISC or Earnings Reconciliation Statement online.

If an account has been canceled or transferred during 2015 or one tax identification number is active on multiple accounts, the 1099 will be mailed by January 22, 2016.

Note: Income verification requests will not be accepted for these individuals until February 1, 2016.

Income Verification Requests

A request for mail, fax, or email of a 1099 or Earnings Reconciliation Statement can be requested through customer service.

Please note that Income Verification Requests will only be accepted for Associates who

• receive an error message online or have a documented technical error, or
• need tax information for a year not offered on The Hub.

If an Associate would like to have their earnings information faxed or emailed to them, they must fill out the “Permission to Fax” form available through customer service.

Prior Year 1099 or Earnings Reconciliation Statement Requests

The Hub contains tax information back to 2013. If an Associates needs to request tax information for a year prior to 2013, they will need to request it through customer service.

Spending Records

If an Associate would like to have records of their spending amounts for the year, they can find those on the packing slips that came with each order. Copies of the packing slips can be requested through Customer Service.

Please note that there is a $1 US charge for each packing slip copy.