Form 1099-CAP

2015

Cat. No. 35115M

Changes in 

Corporate 

Control and 

Capital Structure

Copy A

For 

Internal Revenue 

Service Center

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

File with Form 1096. 

OMB No. 1545-1814

For Paperwork 

Reduction Act 

Notice, see the 

2015 General 

Instructions for 

Certain Information 

Returns.

7373 VOID CORRECTED

CORPORATION’S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, 

ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no.

CORPORATION’S federal identification no. SHAREHOLDER’S identification no.

SHAREHOLDER’S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

Account number (see instructions)

1 Date of sale or exchange

2 Aggregate amount rec'd*

$

3 No. of shares exchanged 4 Classes of stock exchanged

5

* The shareholder cannot claim a loss based on the 

amount in box 2.

Form 1099-CAP www.irs.gov/form1099cap

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Form 1099-CAP

2015

Changes in 

Corporate 

Control and 

Capital Structure

Copy B

For Shareholder

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

This is important tax 

information and is being 

furnished to the Internal 

Revenue Service. If you 

are required to file a 

return, a negligence 

penalty or other 

sanction may be 

imposed on you if 

taxable income results 

from this transaction 

and the IRS determines 

that it has not been 

reported.

OMB No. 1545-1814

CORRECTED (if checked)

CORPORATION’S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, 

ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no.

CORPORATION’S federal identification no. SHAREHOLDER’S identification no.

SHAREHOLDER’S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

Account number (see instructions)

1 Date of sale or exchange

2 Aggregate amount rec'd*

$

3 No. of shares exchanged 4 Classes of stock exchanged

5

* You cannot claim a loss based on the amount in box 2.

Form 1099-CAP (keep for your records) www.irs.gov/form1099cap
Instructions for Shareholder

A corporation in which you own stock that has had a change 

in control or a substantial change in capital structure must 

send you this statement by January 31 of the year following 

the calendar year of the change. You have received this 

statement because the corporation has reasonably 

determined that you may be required to recognize gain from 

the receipt of cash, stock, or other property that was 

exchanged for the corporation’s stock. Report any gain from 

the exchange on Form 8949, Capital Gains and Losses. 

However, you cannot claim a (loss) on Form 8949 as a result 

of this exchange. See Pub. 550, Investment Income and 

Expenses, chapter 4, for additional information.

Shareholder's identification number. For your protection, 

this form may show only the last four digits of your social 

security number (SSN), individual taxpayer identification 

number (ITIN), adoption taxpayer identification number 

(ATIN), or employer identification number (EIN). However, 

the issuer has reported your complete identification 

number to the IRS.

Account number. May show an account or other 

unique number the payer corporation assigned to 

distinguish your account.

Box 1. Shows the date the stock was exchanged for 

cash, stock, or other property.

Box 2. Shows the aggregate amount of any cash and 

the fair market value of any stock or other property 

received by you in the exchange for the stock you held.

Box 3. Shows the number of shares of the corporation’s 

stock that you held which were exchanged in the 

transaction.

Box 4. Shows the class or classes of stock that were 

exchanged.

Future developments. For the latest information about 

developments related to Form 1099-CAP and its 

instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were 

published, go to www.irs.gov/form1099cap.
 

Form 1099-CAP

2015

Changes in 

Corporate 

Control and 

Capital Structure

Copy C

For Corporation

Department of the Treasury - Internal Revenue Service

OMB No. 1545-1814

For Paperwork 

Reduction Act 

Notice, see the 

2015 General 

Instructions for 

Certain Information 

Returns.

VOID CORRECTED

CORPORATION’S name, street address, city or town, state or province, country, 

ZIP or foreign postal code, and telephone no.

CORPORATION’S federal identification no. SHAREHOLDER’S identification no.

SHAREHOLDER’S name

Street address (including apt. no.)

City or town, state or province, country, and ZIP or foreign postal code

Account number (see instructions)

1 Date of sale or exchange

2 Aggregate amount rec'd*

$

3 No. of shares exchanged 4 Classes of stock exchanged

5

* The shareholder cannot claim a loss based on the 

amount in box 2.

Form 1099-CAP www.irs.gov/form1099cap
Instructions for Corporation

To complete Form 1099-CAP, use:

• the 2015 General Instructions for Certain Information 

Returns, and 

• the 2015 Instructions for Form 1099-CAP.

To get or to order these instructions, go to www.irs.

gov/form1099cap or call 1-800-TAX-FORM 

(1-800-829-3676).

Due dates. Generally, furnish Copy B of this form to the 

shareholder by February 1, 2016. However, if the 

recipient is a clearing organization, furnish Copy B by 

January 5, 2016.

File Copy A of this form with the IRS by February 29, 

2016. If you file electronically, the due date is March 31, 

2016. To file electronically, you must have software that 

generates a file according to the specifications in Pub. 

1220, Specifications for Electronic Filing of Forms 1097, 

1098, 1099, 3921, 3922, 5498, and W-2G. 

Need help? If you have questions about reporting on 

Form 1099-CAP, call the information reporting customer 

service site toll free at 1-866-455-7438 or 304-263-8700 

(not toll free). Persons with a hearing or speech 

disability with access to TTY/TDD equipment can call 

304-579-4827 (not toll free).