Overview

Overview

This endpoint retrieves the generated Form 1096 PDF for a specified business and tax year.

Form 1096, Annual Summary and Transmittal of U.S. Information Returns, is used to summarize and transmit certain information returns filed with the IRS. It provides summary information, including the total number of forms submitted, the total federal income tax withheld, and the total amount reported for the applicable information return type.

This endpoint can be used to generate and retrieve a PDF copy of Form 1096 for the specified business and tax year. The response includes the generated Form 1096 PDF in byte array format, along with the total number of attachments associated with the request.

POSTForm1096/GetPDF

Request Body

Field	Type	Description
TaxYear	string	Tax Year you want to generate the Form 1096. Allowed values "2025", "2026"
BusinessId	GUID	Optional Use the unique Business ID (Generated by TaxBandits) that you received in the response of the Business CREATE Endpoint. If you do not have a Business ID, ignore the field. By giving the Business ID, you do not have to provide all the business information again.
TINDetails	object	TIN information for the business.
Format	String	Specifies how the TIN is passed. Allowed values "PLAIN_TIN" – Pass TIN directly. "TOKENIZED_TIN" - Pass tokenized TIN.
TINType	String	Specify the TIN type of the business. Allowed values "EIN", "SSN"
TIN	String	The TIN value according to the Format selected.

Response Body

Field	Type	Description
TaxYear	string	Tax year of Form 1096 generated.
BusinessId	GUID	Unique identifier of the business.
AttachmentCount	string	Total number of Form 1096 PDFs generated.
Attachment1096	byte[]	Byte array of the Form 1096 PDF.
Errors	object[]	Shows detailed error information.
Code	string	Returns the validation error code.
Name	string	Name of the validation error.
Message	string	Description of the validation error.
Type	string	Type of validation error.

Request JSON

{
  "TaxYear": "2026",
  "BusinessId": "334a57d5-efc5-409a-9bbf-28f3abda0c7f",
  "TINDetails": {
    "Format": "PLAIN_TIN",
    "TINType": "EIN",
    "TIN": "72-5564875"
  }
}

Response JSON

{
  "TaxYear": "2026",
  "BusinessId": "334a57d5-efc5-409a-9bbf-28f3abda0c7f",
  "AttachmentCount": "1",
  "Attachment1096": "JVBERi0xLjMKJcOHw6zCj8KiCjEgMCBvYmoKPDwvVHlwZSAvQ2F0YWxvZwovUGFnZXMgMiAwIFIKL0Fjcm9Gb3JtIDQgMCBSCi9NZXRhZGF0YSA3IDAgUgo+PgplbmRvYmoKCjIgMCBvYmoKPDwvVHlwZSAvUGFnZXMKL0tpZHM",
  "Errors": null
}