Social
Security announces new online service for
replacement SSA-1099s
Available to recipients with a My
Social Security account
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[February 05, 2015]
Carolyn
W. Colvin, Acting Commissioner of Social Security, today announced
the agency is expanding the online services available at
www.socialsecurity.gov.
Social Security beneficiaries are now able to quickly and easily
obtain a replacement SSA-1099 from the agency’s website with a my
Social Security account.
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“I am proud of our continued efforts to make it even easier for
people to do business with us in a way that’s convenient for them,
from the comfort of their home, office, or a library,” Acting
Commissioner Colvin said. “Beginning this tax season, any my Social
Security accountholder who misplaces their original SSA-1099 will be
able to request an instant replacement from our menu of online
services.”
Social Security sends SSA-1099s each January to everyone who
receives Social Security benefits. It shows the total amount of
benefits paid in the previous year and is used for tax purposes.
Previously, people who lost their SSA-1099 had to call or visit a
Social Security office to get a replacement or request one be mailed
to them. With this new online service, people now only need to
create a my Social Security account, or log into their existing one.
Once there, they can view and print their SSA-1099 or request to
have a new one mailed to them—all online.
my Social Security is a secure, online account people use beginning
in their working years and continuing throughout the time they
receive Social Security benefits. Once the account is created, it is
used by people who are working to keep track of their earnings and
to get estimates of future benefits. People already receiving
benefits manage them with their account—changing their address,
starting or changing direct deposit, getting a benefit verification
letter, and more. In addition to those existing services,
beneficiaries will now be able to immediately get their SSA-1099
replaced without needing to call or visit an office and often wait
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![](http://archives.lincolndailynews.com/2015/Feb/05/images/ads/current/castlemanor_lda_032414.png) “Setting up a my Social Security account is quick, easy, and
secure; plus it’s a great way to do business with Social Security,”
Acting Commissioner Colvin said. “That’s why more than 16 million
people have already taken advantage of our award-winning online
services and experienced the new features available with their own
accounts.”
In fact, a new my Social Security account is created every six
seconds. For more information, please go to
www.socialsecurity.gov/myaccount.
[Jack Myers, Social Security Administration, Area
8, Springfield]
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