That is the form I meant, yeah. I just shorthanded it to "1099". Sorry.

My question still stands though: don't companies have to provide 1099-MISC forms to contractors who are paid to perform work for the company? It sounds like my boss is saying the opposite of that: that *because* I'm a contractor, I don't receive a form that contractors are *supposed* to receive.

Your boss is wrong, Tep. Freelancers should get 1099's from their contract employers.

she said that I don't get a 1099 "because [I'm] a contractor." Um, that's EXACTLY who gets 1099s, right?

You're right, and your boss is wrong.

Cool. I'ma email her back and tell her I'm happy to talk directly to someone in Payroll/Accounting instead of making her the go-between (I mean, I feel like she SHOULD know about this, since she manages a staff of freelancers, but whatev).

Yeah, you should get some kind of form. I assume the AMA is not paying you under the table.

My apartment is adorable! A little studio furnished entirely be Ikea. I wish I had a plug converter, because I would just stay here all night. But then my phone would die, so I'd better go out at some point.

I assume the AMA is not paying you under the table.

I figure they're a little too big to get away with that. And I checked with a couple of other freelancers, and they received 1099s. So now I'm feeling like I'm invisible. I started pretty late in the year, so maybe I just slipped through the cracks. Odd.

I feel like a pain in the ass asking about it, though. I know that's ridiculous, that I need to follow up on these things and I'm not deliberately trying to cause more work for my boss, but I still feel like a pain.

I still feel like a pain.

Please don't. It's their responsibility to deal with you honestly (and legally), and if you imply it's just an oversight, I'm sure nobody's going to be bothered. If they are bothered, that's on them, not you.

Yeah, I'd definitely just get the boss to transfer you to payroll or whoever--they should know how to handle it, and then it'll be off boss' plate.

I still feel like a pain.

Please don't. It's their responsibility to deal with you honestly (and legally)

Oh, no, I get it. *I'm* not the one creating a problem; it's the Payroll department (or whoever) who created the problem. But since I'm the one calling it to their attention, I feel like I'm the one making waves. It's just a don't-rock-the-boat thing. But I'm following up on it.

Also, I'm not sure when you started working but if you didn't actually receive a check in 2013, then you won't get a 1099; I recently learned that, depending on the accounting system used, the obligation can be based on when you get paid, not when you did the work.