I recently got an email from Amazon also about having to provide them with my SS# or not being able to sent/receive funds next year. I had orginally thought about the whole 1099 thing and maybe not worth the extra reported income leading to more taxes. But if the above limits are true then I guess I will send them the info and keep the account alive as it would be difficult for someone like me to go above the amounts posted in a given year (I assume the above is for a calender year and not a lifetime thing)