If some of the stocks you own pay dividends, or a mutual fund you invest in made a capital gains distribution to you during the year, you'll receive a 1099-DIV form.
Filing form 1099 in and of itself isn’t hard. It’s when dividends get into the picture that things get muddled. Any competent tax preparer can perform the task. When I file my taxes I always pay professional to do it for me. Even when I was filing the EZ form, they were able to...