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I've had this problem going back two decades now with a variety of brokerages. The final deadline for all the forms to get out is March 15th, so generally I don't even bother doing taxes until early April.

What's even worse is not what Robinhood is doing, but what other brokerages are doing, which is that they trick you by sending out provisional 1099s in January or February even though the companies/funds whose stock you own aren't finalized yet, you file your taxes, and then you get an amended 1099 in March that requires you to file an amended state and federal tax return at extra hassle and extra cost.

For the 90 day span of January through March I just collect all the tax forms in a drawer, and then in April I get them all out and do taxes. You don't have all the information in before then, not if you trade stocks anyway. If you only have W2 income, then you can file earlier, as the deadline for that is much earlier.




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