Tax Identity Management: Best Practices Before Season

The most common factor affecting 1099 reporting accuracy stems from discrepancies between recipient names and their corresponding Tax Identification Numbers (TINs). Ensuring the accuracy of Name/TIN combinations before filing is a crucial aspect of the tax information reporting process. 

Failure to address these mismatches often bears the highest penalty risk for organizations. These penalties can reach up to $310 per form, with larger organizations facing an annual maximum penalty of more than $3.7 million.

Beyond the financial penalties, the fallout from reporting errors extends to the operational realm, necessitating additional time and resources for payee outreach and corrections, taking away from other business-critical goals.

This session will cover all you need to know about tax identity management, including:

• An overview of tax identity management
• How to proactively validate TIN information
• Comprehend ways to identify fraudulent individuals before issuing payments
• Understand best practices for handling IRS “B” and “P” notices

Featured speakers:

Brandon Anderson
Supervisor, Compliance Services, Sovos Compliance

Brandon is a Compliance Services Supervisor at Sovos. Brandon started at Sovos 5 years ago as a Managed Services Representative, before moving to his current role as Compliance Services Supervisor. Throughout the entirety of his tenure, Brandon has worked with our Tax & Regulatory Reporting line of business servicing 1099 & ACA clients. Brandon received his degree in Mathematics & Business Management from University of Wisconsin - Superior.

Jesse Rooney
Regulatory General Counsel, Sovos Compliance

Jesse is part of Sovos’ Senior Regulatory Counsel. His research focuses primarily on tax information reporting. Jesse graduated with his JD from UMass School of Law, has been with Sovos for 6 years and is a member of the Massachusetts bar.

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