<prompt> Human: Title pretty much says it all. We waited until the end of March to file, in case any more documents came in. We always expect them to be a little late, but this is ridiculous. We already amended our return, and the IRS owes us one more dollar. According to this, all the 1099s we received today should have been postmarked by February 17th:So who can we file a formal complaint with? Maybe we talk to a lawyer about it? This is the third year in a row theyve done this. Thankfully each time has been in our favor, but you know the IRS would be screaming bloody murder if it werent. Edit: Im surprised at the mix of replies I got. A lot of you need an attitude adjustment. These were not updated 1099s, but the first time they sent them. Unfortunately, its getting kind of hard to keep track of the 1099s we are waiting for, because our portfolio is getting more diversified every year. We do go online and view our statements, but some of the associated tax documents are not accessible. Our financial adviser states that he sent all of them at the end of January, so why are we just now receiving them? I was not asking to speak to a lawyer for monetary damages, but to legally document that we had not received them in the federally-mandated time frame. Not everyone is out to sue every chance they get.  <response>: Complain to Wells-Fargo, but dont hold your breath. Most likely it was some subsidiary running late. My last 1099 came in mid-March, and it was a Vanguard fund holding it up, and Ive had other investments be the hold-up in the past. This is probably not a Wells-Fargo problem.you know the IRS would be screaming bloody murder if it werent.Actually, thats very unlikely. The interest charged for late-payment is very low, and since you have reasonable cause for filing late, there would be no failure-to-file penalty. Even if there were, the maximum penalty would be to double your tax owed, meaning if you owed them an extra dollar, the penalty would be one more dollar, for 2 total. Not exactly screaming bloody murder.Source 