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Why did I receive a 1099 form?


You receive a 1099 form if you earned income through Acorns last year that meets IRS reporting requirements, described below. This means you must let the IRS know about the money you earned the previous year through Acorns.


Acorns provides three different types of 1099 forms, depending on your situation: 1099-B, 1099-DIV and 1099-MISC.


You will receive a 1099-B if you withdrew from your Acorns Invest account, or sold some of your investments, last year and earned more than $20 from the sale. Your 1099-B lists any account gains, which occur when you withdraw or sell holdings in your account that are worth more than the money you’d invested.


You will receive a 1099-DIV if you received more than $10 in dividends in the previous year. Dividends are companies’ ways of thanking you for investing with them. You get them simply for holding a stock or fund at a certain time. Acorns reinvests these for you in your portfolio, but you may still be taxed on them.

You can check to see what dividends you received by visiting the "Past" screen.


You will receive a 1099-MISC if you earned more than $600 in referral bonuses or through Found Money offers that didn’t require you purchase something. (Found Money you earn as a result of purchasing a good or service may be considered a rebate for tax purposes, meaning you may not receive a 1099 for that money from Acorns.)

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