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Should I receive a 1099 form with my W-2 form?

Not typically.

Employees receive a W-2 form which shows the amount of wages paid to that employee as well as federal income tax withheld.

1099 forms are issued to independent contractors. A homeowner who hires a painter to paint their house for a $1,000 has to issue a 1099-MISC form to that contractor for miscellaneous income of $600 or more.  If the painter charged less than $600, the homeowner would not have to report it to the IRS.

W-2 forms typically show that an employer has withheld federal tax, social security, medicare and so forth while a 1099 form typically does not show federal income tax withheld (it might, but typically it doesn’t).  An employee is not likely to receive a W-2 form from an employer as well as a 1099 form.  I can’t think of any cases where a situation like this would arise.

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