The 1099-Rs Are in the Mail, OPM Tells Retirees

OPM said last week that some deliveries may have been delayed by recent winter storms in the DC and Northeast region. Image: Yuriy K/Shutterstock.com
By: FEDweek Staff

UPDATED: OPM has said that is mailing out this week the balance of the paper 1099-R forms covering 2025 that federal retirees who want or need to have those forms in paper format must have to file their taxes, following complaints by many retirees and prodding from several members of Congress.

OPM director Scott Kupor said in a March 11 posting on X that 1099s can be downloaded at https://www.servicesonline.opm.gov/ and that requests or mailed copies are all going out this week, and that if not received soon to email OPM at requests@opm.gov.

As part of our digital-first customer support modernization at @USOPM, we notified annuitants starting in November of last year that 1099-R’s can now be downloaded at https://t.co/Vmcab5wSDh. While ~93% of our annuitants have downloaded their docs or received a mailed copy, we…

— Scott Kupor (@skupor) March 11, 2026

That follows a letter last week from a group of House members to OPM in response to complaints from their constituents that they had not yet received their forms, which are to be sent after January 31 to any annuitant who does not have an email address on file.“Despite this policy, we have heard from numerous constituents who still have not received their Form 1099-R or annuity statements, even after waiting well beyond the maximum two-week delivery window communicated by your staff,” they wrote to Kupor.

“Many of these individuals subsequently attempted to contact OPM through your phone help line but were unable to reach a representative. This has been a persistent and deeply frustrating problem for retirees who call repeatedly without ever receiving assistance. OPM is required to provide retirees with their tax documents and there is absolutely no justification for your failure to uphold this basic service,” they added.

OPM’s initial response to that letter was a statement saying that it “has made 1099 forms available digitally with one-click access, and users no longer need a PIN to sign in. Anyone without a Retirement Services Online account was mailed a paper copy, and some deliveries may have been delayed by recent winter storms in the DC and Northeast region. We are advising recipients to allow about 10 days for mail delivery.”

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