I just received a 1099 form for one of the places I write for and, to my surprise, another person's 1099 form was printed on the same page as mine. I checked around and found out that this happened with a lot of writers for the same publisher. Basically, the publisher printed out two 1099 forms on the same sheet, but forgot to tear the sheets in half before mailing them out.
Since the 1099 form contains the person's SSN and address, I consider this a huge security breach (especially since I've had my identity stolen before) and rather unprofessional. Should I stop writing for them, or am I overreacting? Thanks!
ETA: Ugh, sorry about the stray 's in the thread title! Need more coffee.
Since the 1099 form contains the person's SSN and address, I consider this a huge security breach (especially since I've had my identity stolen before) and rather unprofessional. Should I stop writing for them, or am I overreacting? Thanks!
ETA: Ugh, sorry about the stray 's in the thread title! Need more coffee.
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