January seems to be a good month for digging
up wealth: Gold was discovered Jan. 24, 1848, in California and the
first great oil discovery was made Jan. 10, 1901, in Texas.
Important day for tax forms. Employers must have W-2
forms to employees and 1099s
to independent contractors. Companies that pay interest or other forms of
compensation must give individuals documents detailing those earnings or
profits. This includes interest earned, dividends and other corporate distributions,
mortgage loan interest, royalties, amounts paid in broker and barter exchange
transactions, certain gambling winnings, prizes and awards, profit-sharing
distributions, retirement plan distributions, original issue discounts,
and debt cancellations.
