Tax Time! Each publisher is responsible for their own tax reporting.
Note: If you did not fill out a W9 and instead entered “Non-US” as your tax designation in your payment profile, you’ll need to navigate the specific income reporting and tax forms for your country.
Publishers who received payment via a method other than PayPal will receive a form 1099 from Mediavine.
Publishers that have submitted a W9 form in the Payment Profile in your Dashboard will receive a 1099-NEC, even if you only received 1 payment from Mediavine for that specific tax year. The only exception to this is for publishers that submitted a W9, but received payments via PayPal.
If you are required to file US income taxes, and received payments via only PayPal for a specific tax year, you'll receive a form 1099-K from PayPal.
If you are required to file US income taxes, and received payments from other methods AND PayPal, you will receive a 1099-NEC from Mediavine as well as a 1099-K from PayPal.
By January 31, you can expect to receive an email from 'Document Retrieval' with the subject line "Tax1099 eDelivery Consent".
This email will request your consent for eDelivery of documents.
Clicking 'Consent Now" will take you to a login page.
If you did not save a password previously or are not sure, you can choose 'Forgot Password?' and it will send a verification code to the email address where you received the email requesting consent. Enter the verification code.
Then you'll be able to select a new password and log in.
Once you log in, you'll be able to retrieve and download your 1099-NEC right from the portal.
If you have any issues receiving the consent email, or with accessing the form it provides, please reach out to payments@mediavine.com.
Note: If you edited your W9 info midyear, you will receive two 1099s. For example, if during 2024 you switched to an EIN, one 1099-NEC will be issued for the amount paid via your SSN and one for the amount paid via your EIN.
Publishers who received payment via PayPal only will not be issued a form 1099-NEC from Mediavine.
You can find more details about PayPal and the required tax documents here.
If you have any questions, please don't hesitate to reach out. You can email our support team at payments@mediavine.com.
This is not tax advice and you should consult with your accountant or tax preparer for specifics on how to file your earnings.