image W-2 form is a United States federal wage and tax statement that an employer must give to each employee and also send to the Social Security Administration (SSA) every year.

I am received in January

There is one of me for every job you work

You can tell how much you earned and how much you paid in taxes by reading me

image IRS 1099 Form is a collection of tax forms documenting different types of payments made by an individual or a business that typically isn't your employer.

I am received in January

You get me if you are not an employee, but were paid by a company

You can also get me for other types of income, such as gains and losses in brokerage accounts, dividend and interest payments, and more

You probably didn’t get taxes withheld if you got me, so you may have a big tax bill coming up

image 1040 is what individual taxpayers use to file their taxes with the IRS.

I am completed every April

Anyone can use me

Beware, there is a LOT to fill out

image -Form W-4 is an Internal Revenue Service tax form completed by an employee in the United States to indicate his or her tax situation to the employer.

I am received whenever you start a job

You list information about yourself and your family on me

I determine how much money gets taken out of each paycheck

image -Form I-9, officially the Employment Eligibility Verification, is a United States Citizenship and Immigration Services form. Mandated by the Immigration Reform and Control Act of 1986, it is used to verify the identity and legal authorization to work of all paid employees in the United States.

I am received whenever you start a job

You use me to prove that you are eligible to work in the U.S.

You must provide forms of identification when submitting me