<prompt> Human: shes talked to the person doing payroll at the company, and they said they were not going to send her a 1099. this seems, at best shady and at worst highly illegal. if it ends up being true does that mean she doesnt have to claim that income on her taxes? if she gets audited, I guess theres no paperwork, but... seems like not something you want to mess around with.  <response>: Agree wrest and would add: she should ASK why they dont want toarent going to send things. Lie or truth, it will be informative. 