If you received money through Melon during the tax year and met the reporting threshold, you get a 1099. Forms for the 2025 tax year were issued in early 2026 and are available from your Melon account.
Creators who only paid, and never received, do not get one.
Who receives a form
You are | Do you get a 1099? |
An agency receiving split payouts | Yes, if you met the threshold |
A referral partner or extra participant receiving payouts | Yes, if you met the threshold |
A creator who was only ever charged | No |
A creator who also received payouts | Yes, for the amounts received |
Forms are issued to US taxpayers. Non-US recipients complete different paperwork during verification and are reported under those rules instead.
What the figure represents
Gross amounts paid to you through Melon during the calendar year. It is not reduced by your own business expenses, and it is not the same as your profit.
It reflects payouts released in the year. A payout for December work released in January falls into the following year's form, which is the most common reason a 1099 does not match an internal figure.
Getting your form
Available from your Melon account once issued. Check that the name, address and tax ID on your Settings → Verification page are correct — the form uses those details, and a stale address is the usual cause of a form going astray.
If the figure looks wrong
Compare against payouts received, not earnings accrued.
Check the boundary — payouts released in January belong to the new year.
Remember it is gross, before any fees or expenses you deduct yourself.
If it still does not reconcile, contact support with the amounts you expected.
Melon does not give tax advice
Melon issues the forms required of it. What you owe, and how you file, is between you and your tax adviser.
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