1099's

What is the name of your state?North Carolina
Can a person you worked for, who paid you strictly in cash, send you more than 1 1099 Miscellanous form for the same year you worked for them? Same job, no changes. (technically an employee, they just didn't taks out taxes)

Technically, yes, they can.

You didn't really give us enough information to give you any decent advice though.

If you are an employee, that is a whole different ball of wax.

Snipes

He was a sub-contractor. And the person he did work for sent in 2 separate 1099's. If that wasn't enough, the 2nd 1099 wasn't sent to us, but it was sent to the IRS. The problem is, the amount on the first 1099 was the correct amount he made for the year. The other one had twice the amount as the first, and he didn't make that money.

File his return using the 1099 that is correct. Include copies of the other ones, and attach a statement indicating how much money was actually earned.

Also contact the employer and get them to issue a corrected 1099. Tell the IRS in the statement what efforts you made to get the 1099 corrected.

If he has copies of paycheck stubs or whatever was given to him as payment, copies of those to substantiate income would be wise to send also.

Snipes

Just guessing

Just guessing at motives here, but it sounds like your employer wants to lower his taxes by claiming more expenses than he really had.

Unfortunately, the IRS will look at your return and see that your claimed income is only half of what the filed 1099 for your SSN says. You are practically guaranteed an audit (or partial audit) unless you do as Snipes says and explain the situation up front. Save all documentation for the last year for your pay stubs. If your employer doesn't cave in and file an amended 1099 to the IRS, you may need it.