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Old Jan 27, 2011, 5:53 am
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Yankeeflyer
 
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Originally Posted by swat16
From what I've read the only people that received 1099s got them from savings accounts, not checking accounts for which this thread discusses. I opened a checking account and got 20K miles in Dec and did not (as of yet) get a 1099. It seems to be only for savings accounts.
The relevant IRS publication doesn't refer to account types but rather the type of institution. The IRS calls them "savings institutions." I couldn't find that term defined anywhere. They do broadly use the term "bank" in their examples.
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