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The Daily Insight

How do I get my Morgan Stanley 1099?

Author

Ava Robinson

Published May 16, 2026

OR Available online at After logging in, go to the Document Library and then “ Statements & Records.” Call Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Customer Service Department at the 800 number provided on the Tax Reporting Statement (Form 1099-B). Form W-2 Your company will send this to you.

What is a 1099 for a stock sale?

If you sell stocks, bonds, derivatives or other securities through a broker, you can expect to receive one or more copies of Form 1099-B in January. This form is used to report gains or losses from such transactions in the preceding year.

How do you report short sales?

Short sales are common stock transactions and are as easy to report to the IRS as a regular stock sale.

  1. Review the Form 1099-B from your short sale.
  2. List the completed short sale on your Schedule D.
  3. Complete your Schedule D by listing the gains and losses from any other stock sales throughout the year.

When does Morgan Stanley send out Form 1099-B?

Morgan Stanley Forms Form 1099-B2 Morgan Stanley’s IRS Form 1099-B reports any sale transactions completed during the year and backup withholding applied to the transaction (if any). You may receive more than one Form 1099-B from Morgan Stanley. Morgan Stanley sends this to you by February 15 of the year following your transaction.

How does Morgan Stanley report cost basis to the IRS?

Morgan Stanley will report the cost basis to the IRS for transactions considered “covered” under IRS cost basis reporting regulations. Whether a transaction is “covered” or “noncovered” is determined by the type of security and the year acquired. You will see this identified on Morgan Stanley’s Form 1099-B.

How are wash sales reported on a 1099-B?

In accordance with IRS rules for brokers, a 1099-B reports wash sales per that one brokerage account based on identical positions. The wash sale rules are different for taxpayers, who must calculate wash sales based on substantially identical positions across all their accounts including joint, spouse and IRAs.

How to file taxes for Morgan Stanley Smith Barney?

Call Morgan Stanley Smith Barney’s Customer Service Department at the 800 number provided on the Tax Reporting Statement (Form 1099-B). Form W-2 Your company will send this to you. Call your company’s payroll department. Schedule D (Form 1040) Visit your local Internal Revenue Service (IRS) tax office or call (800) TAX FORM.