When does Amazon Flex send a 1099?
Amazon Flex issues a 1099-NEC to delivery partners who earned $600 or more in the year, reporting your total Flex earnings and filing a copy with the IRS.
Forms are available by the January 31 deadline through Amazon Tax Central, and mailed if you did not opt into paperless delivery. If you earned less than $600, no form is issued, but the income is still taxable and belongs on your Schedule C.
How to get your Amazon Flex 1099, step by step
1. Download from Amazon Tax Central
- Go to Amazon Tax Central (taxcentral.amazon.com).
- Sign in with the same Amazon account you use for Amazon Flex.
- Find your Flex 1099-NEC for the tax year you need.
- Download it as a PDF for your records and your tax preparer.
Tax Central is separate from the Amazon Flex app. If you opted into paperless delivery, the form is only here, not mailed.
2. Check your earnings in the Amazon Flex app
- Open the Amazon Flex app and review your earnings history for the year.
- Use this to sanity-check the amount that should appear on the 1099-NEC.
- The app shows your block earnings; the official form comes from Tax Central.
3. If the form is missing
- Confirm you earned $600 or more delivering during the year.
- Make sure you are signing in to Tax Central with the same account as your Flex account.
- Contact Amazon Flex support to confirm your details and re-issue or re-send the form.
Where Amazon Flex tax forms live
The most common mistake is looking for the 1099 inside the Amazon Flex app. The official form is in Amazon Tax Central, a separate portal that uses your Amazon login. If you opted into electronic delivery, that is the only place you will find it.
Because it shares your Amazon account, make sure you are logged into the right account, especially if you use a different personal Amazon account for shopping. The Flex earnings are tied to the account you signed up to deliver with.
What to do if your Amazon Flex 1099 is wrong or missing
If the amount does not match your records, compare it against your in-app block earnings and bank deposits. If it is genuinely off, contact Amazon Flex support to request a corrected form rather than filing the wrong number.
If no form appears but you earned $600 or more, confirm you are on the right account in Tax Central, check that you did not miss a mailed copy, and contact support. Even with no form, report your actual earnings, the income is taxable regardless.
Do Amazon Flex drivers pay self-employment tax?
Yes. As an independent contractor you owe self-employment tax (about 15.3%) plus income tax, with nothing withheld from your block payments. Setting aside roughly 25 to 30% of net earnings as you deliver keeps you ready for the bill.
You are taxed on profit, not gross earnings, so mileage and expenses reduce it directly. Flex blocks often involve significant driving, which makes mileage tracking especially valuable.
Deductions that lower your Amazon Flex taxes
You are taxed on net profit, so track every deductible cost. Common Amazon Flex write-offs include:
- Mileage: the standard mileage rate for every business mile driven during blocks, usually the largest deduction.
- Phone and data plan, for the business-use portion, since the Flex app runs on your phone.
- Phone mount, hand truck or dolly, and other delivery equipment.
- Tolls and parking paid while completing blocks.
- A share of car costs if you use the actual-expense method instead of mileage.
Good to know
- Your 1099-NEC is in Amazon Tax Central, not the Flex app, bookmark taxcentral.amazon.com.
- Make sure you sign in to Tax Central with the same Amazon account you deliver under.
- Track mileage for every block; it is the biggest deduction and easy to undercount.
- Set aside 25 to 30% of net earnings for taxes since nothing is withheld.
Keep more of what you earn
Your Amazon Flex 1099 reports your income, but you are taxed on profit. NeoReceipt tracks your mileage, phone, gear, and fees so every deduction is captured and your taxable profit is as low as the rules allow. Snap a photo or forward a receipt and it is filed into the right tax category automatically.