Tax Expert? Answer Questions Here

Most forms are available online these days edgar. Do you know what you need?

Heres a link to the IRS taxpayer assistance centers.

http://www.irs.gov/localcontacts/index.html

I'm guessing here but this may be relevent

If you do not receive your Form W-2, Form 1099-R, Form 1099-INT, or Form 1099-MISC by January 31st , or your information is incorrect, contact your employer/payer.

If you do not receive the missing or corrected form by February 15th from your employer/payer, you may call the IRS at 1-800-829-1040 for assistance. You must provide your name, address (including zip code), phone number, Social Security Number, dates of employment, your employer/payer's name, address (including zip code), and phone number. The IRS will contact the employer/payer for you and request the missing form. IRS will also send you a Form 4852 (PDF), Substitute for Form W-2 or Form 1099-R.

If you do not receive the missing form in sufficient time to file your tax return timely, you may use the Form 4852.

http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc154.html

Something else that may or may not be relevant here (since you didn't mention what the settlement was concerning): Some insurance settlements aren't taxable income and don't need to be reported at all. Included in that are
- "Life insurance proceeds received because of the death of an individual"
- "Accident and health insurance proceeds, including certain long term care insurance contracts"
and
- "Amounts received under a worker's compensation act for an occupational sickness or injury".



http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq-kw22.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/ar02.html#d0e6473

fishin wrote:

Something else that may or may not be relevant here (since you didn't mention what the settlement was concerning): Some insurance settlements aren't taxable income and don't need to be reported at all. Included in that are
- "Life insurance proceeds received because of the death of an individual"
- "Accident and health insurance proceeds, including certain long term care insurance contracts"
and
- "Amounts received under a worker's compensation act for an occupational sickness or injury".



http://www.irs.gov/faqs/faq-kw22.html
http://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc422.html
http://www.irs.gov/publications/p525/ar02.html#d0e6473

Thanks, fishin. But, dadpad got it. It concerns deceptive practices by an insurance company, selling an auto.