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Sweepstakes Winners: W-9’s and 1099’s in 2026

Account Director, Cheryl Thornton provided updates for 2026 in this informative post on what sponsors need to know about filing and processing winner W-9’s and 1099’s for their promotions. There is an important update that all Sponsors of Promotion Games of Chance need to know concerning filing and processing winner W-9’s and 1099’s in 2026. Back in 2016 we posted an article on our website explaining how Sponsors offering and

November 10, 2025

Sweepstakes Winners: W-9’s and 1099’s

SVP, Fae Savignano contributed this informative post on what sponsors need to know about filing and processing winner W-9’s and 1099’s for their promotions. Sponsors of Promotion Games of Chance offering and awarding prizes valued at $600 or more should be aware that they are responsible to obtain a signed, legible copy of an IRS form W-9 from every winner that they issue a prize to. This means that any

April 30, 2025

Prize Fulfillment Considerations for Your Next Sweepstakes or Contest

Prize fulfillment is the part of the sweepstakes or contest that consumers may love the best, but for the promotion administrator there is a lot more involved than putting a prize in the mail. Here are 6 things to consider when putting together a plan for prize fulfillment for your next sweepstakes, contest or instant win game. 1. Prize sourcing Giving away the latest goods, services, and experiences takes

March 11, 2020