Tribune free-lancers: Gotten your 1099?

I'm trying to finish my taxes and have gotten all my 1099s except from Tribune. Has anyone else gotten/not gotten theirs?

I keep good enough records to know how much they paid me ($800, which puts them over the limit for being required to send a 1099) but I don't want to file my taxes and then have to do an amended return to show that I received another 1099.

And of course there's always that little devil on my shoulder whispering in my ear that if I didn't get a 1099, did I really earn that reportable income?

 

Why would you need to file an amended return, as long as you report the correct amount of income? I don't believe we have to mail in copies of every 1099. We just have to report the proper amount of income.

Now, if you're thinking that maybe you could conveniently forget about the money that came from Tribune...

 

I'm fairly new to free-lancing -- thought maybe all income had to match up with a 1099. If not, I'll go ahead and file. Thanks

 

Joe is correct, you don't need the 1099s, you just have to file the correct amount of income.

The 1099s are necessary for the employer, not the employee.

 

I got mine already. I just haven't gotten the $3,000 they owe me from my work before the bankruptcy filing.

 

Woody,
I have gotten my 1099 and almost all of the 5 grand they owed me pre-bankruptcy filing. The trick is to call the Accounts Payable help desk at 312-595-0783. I was totally expecting a war with them, but they were so nice and helpful. I just told them my situation and they really went out of their way to help me. If you are nice to them they should do the same for you.