How can I reprint 1096 forms from previous years?

I'll be happy to help share how you're able to reprint your tax forms, @kevin157.

You can reprint your 1096 tax forms after going through the manual process of printing and filing the 1099 tax forms in QuickBooks Online. Let me show you how to prepare and print them.

1. Go to Expenses, then Vendors.
2. Click Prepare 1099s.
3. Enter all information correctly for the tax year
4. Select Print and mail.
5. Choose the 1096 Form. If everything looks good, select Yes, looks good!
6. Click Print on a 1096 Form.

But if the forms need to be aligned, select No, it doesn't line up and then, re-select the 1096 Form, and click Print on a 1096 Form. Learn more about printing your form with this article: Print 1096 Forms.

However, if the forms you need to reprint are older than last year, it's best to contact the IRS and obtain a copy from them. Use this link to contact your tax agency: Federal Payroll Tax Compliance.

You may also read this reference with the topics to use in understanding the common tax payment and form filing questions: Get Answers to your Payroll Tax Payment and Filing Questions.

It'll be always my pleasure to help if you got questions other than reprinting your tax forms. Use the Reply option below to leave a comment so that I can assist you. Take care and stay safe!

This doesn't answer the question about prior tax years - just for the current year.

Hello there, VE.

According to the IRS webpage, the form is provided for informational purposes only. The official printed version of this IRS form is scannable, but a copy, printed from this website is not. QuickBooks is unable to archive the 1096 form. Once you e-file 1099, the 1096 form will go along with the 1099s that you have submitted. To ask for a copy, you can request or ask from the IRS. 

For more information regarding the service, please refer to our 1099's E-file FAQ here.

Please keep in touch with me here should you have any additional questions. Thanks for coming to the Community. Take care!

Why does QB always have to make things so difficult and not just archive the previous years?  Upsetting and the problem with big companies not knowing your customers. 

This is ridiculous, all documents of every kind should be archived and retrievable, especially when Quickbooks is being paid to handle all of it!  Workers' Comp insurance requests copies of both the 1099s and the 1096 every year on the insurance anniversary date for their annual Workers' Comp Premium Audit so I have to make up a dummy one since Quickbooks won't archive it - Maybe I should back charge Quickbooks for the time it will take do it myself!

Right. Makes no sense!  

I`m trying to get a copy of 1096 for the same purpose - (WC annual audit) can`t find it no where.. ridiculous!!!! 

Yet, you are able to archive the 1099s???  Doesn't make sense that you can archive the 1099s but not the 1096s that go with them.  Sounds like a cop-out to me.  Especially since I was able to recreate one myself to satisfy our worker's comp insurance audit.  But I shouldn't have to do that when we are paying for premium service.  Quickbooks needs to realize the needs of their customers and do what they need to do to meet those needs.  After all, it is the customer that is paying for the salaries of everyone at Quickbooks!