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What is a 1099 Form?
The 1099-MISC form is used to report an individual’s miscellaneous income—earnings received outside of a regular salary from an employer. This may include payments for freelance work, contract services, or other non-employee compensation. Employers (or payers) are required to generate and send the 1099-MISC form by January 31st, allowing the recipient to use it when filing their annual tax return with the IRS (Internal Revenue Service).
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What Is Form 1099-MISC?
Form 1099-MISC, also known as Miscellaneous Income, is an official IRS form used by individuals or businesses that have paid $600 or more in miscellaneous income to another individual during the tax year. This may include payments such as rents, prizes or awards, medical and healthcare payments, crop insurance proceeds, cash for fish purchases, payments to attorneys, fishing boat proceeds, and other non-employee compensation. The form is used to report these payments to the IRS and must be filed accordingly.
Form 1099-MISC must also be filed by anyone who has paid more than $10 in royalties or broker payments instead of dividends or tax-exempt interest to an individual during the tax year. Additionally, it applies to anyone who has made direct sales of $5,000 or more in consumer products to a buyer for resale outside of a permanent retail establishment. These reporting requirements ensure that all qualifying miscellaneous income is accurately reported to the IRS.
What Is the Purpose of Form 1099-MISC?
Form 1099-MISC is used to report miscellaneous payments made to a taxpayer, who is then required to report that income on their tax return. It serves as an information return, enabling the IRS to cross-check the payment details submitted by the payer with the income reported by the recipient. This helps ensure accuracy and compliance in income reporting.
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When Is A Form 1099-MISC Required To Be Issued?
You are required to issue a Form 1099-MISC if, in the course of your business, you have made any of the following payments to at least one individual:
- $10 or more in royalties
- $10 or more in broker payments instead of dividends or tax-exempt interest
- $600 or more in rent
- $600 or more in prizes and awards
- $600 or more in other income payments
- $600 or more cash paid from a notional principal contract to an individual, partnership, or estate
- $600 or more in fishing boat proceeds
- $600 or more in medical and health care payments
- $600 or more in crop insurance proceeds
- $600 or more in gross proceeds paid to an attorney
- $600 or more in Section 409A deferrals
- $600 or more in non-qualified deferred compensation
- $5,000 or more in sales of consumer products to a person on a buy-sell, deposit-commission, or other commission basis for resale
You must also file a Form 1099-MISC for any individual from whom you withheld federal income tax under the backup withholding rules, regardless of the payment amount, even if it falls below the standard reporting thresholds listed above.
Generally, Form 1099-MISC is issued to individuals, not corporations. However, there are certain exceptions where you must issue a 1099-MISC to a corporation if you’ve made reportable payments, such as:
- Medical and healthcare payments
- Attorney fees
- Gross proceeds paid to an attorney
- Payments to a corporation providing fishing boat services
- Substitute payments instead of dividends or tax-exempt interest
Other situations that do not require you to furnish a Form 1099-MISC, even if the payment is taxable to the recipient, include:
- Payments not made in the course of your trade or business, or personal payments
- Most payments to corporations are made except in the situations outlined above
- Payments for merchandise, phone, freight, storage, etc.
- Payments of rent to real estate agents or property managers
- Wages to employees
- Military differential wage payments are made while they are on active duty in the U.S. Armed Forces or other uniformed services
- Business travel allowances paid to employees
- Cost of current life insurance
- Payments to a tax-exempt organization
- Payments made for or to homeowners from the HFA Hardest Hit Fund or similar state program
- Compensation for injuries or sickness by the Department of Justice for a public safety officer
- Survivor’s benefits for a public safety officer who died as the direct result of a personal injury sustained in the line of duty
- Compensation for wrongful incarceration for any criminal offense in which there was a conviction under federal or state law
When and Where Should You Submit Form 1099-MISC?
There are multiple copies of Form 1099-MISC, and it’s important to distribute each one properly. You must furnish copies to the IRS, your state tax department, and the recipient (the individual or business that received the payment).
- If you file on paper, the form must be mailed to the IRS by February 28 of the year following the tax year.
- If you file electronically, the deadline is March 31 of the following year.
- However, regardless of how you file with the IRS, you must provide the recipient with their copy by January 31.
You can file Form 1099-MISC with the IRS either electronically or by mail. While both methods are acceptable, the IRS strongly encourages electronic filing whenever possible for faster and more accurate processing.
If you choose to file by mail, you will still meet the IRS filing deadline as long as your form is:
- Correctly addressed
- Postmarked by the due date
- Sent via the U.S. Postal Service or an IRS-approved private delivery service (PDS)
When furnishing the form to a recipient, you are allowed to furnish the Form 1099-MISC electronically as long as you have met the following criteria:
- You must have the recipient’s consent to electronically receive the form.
- The form must have all the required information and comply with Pub. 1179’s rules about substitute statements.
- You must post the form on or before the due date, and it should remain available to the recipient on the website until at least October 15 of the same year.
- You must inform the recipient, electronically or by mail, of the posting and how to access it.
What Details Are Included on Form 1099-MISC?
On Form 1099-MISC, there are important information sections listed on the back half of the form. You are required to complete the following fields:
- Payer’s name, street address, city, state, and ZIP code
- Payer’s TIN and Recipient’s TIN (EIN – typically an Employer Identification Number (EIN) for businesses)
- Recipient’s name, address, Social Security Number (SSN), Tax ID number
- Office or space rental
- Machine rentals
If you pay rents to a real estate agent or property manager, you are not required to file Form 1099-MISC. However, the agent or manager is responsible for reporting the rental payments they collect from the tenants who pay you.
Box 2 Royalties
Box 2 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report royalty payments of $10 or more. Report this form oil, gas, other
mineral properties, Copyrights, or intellectual property registration on it.
Box 3 Other Income
Box 3 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report other income of $600 or more that is not classified in other
specific
categories, such as prizes. This box includes prizes and awards, such as sweepstakes winnings and other
awards not
for services performed. Another example would be punitive damages awarded in a lawsuit case. Box 3 of Form
1099-MISC should also be used for reporting damages, Indian gaming profits, and other taxable income not
covered
elsewhere.
Box 4 Federal Income Tax Withheld
Box 4 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report backup withholding and income tax withheld from payments to
individuals
if they fail to provide a TIN or furnish incorrect information.
Box 5 Fishing Boat Proceeds
Box 5 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report shares of proceeds from the sale of a catch and fair market value
of
property distributed to each crew member of $600 or more.
Box 6 Medical and Health Care Payments
Box 6 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report payments of $600 or more made to each physician, other health care
provider, or medical supplier.
Box 7 Payer Made Direct Sales Totalling $5,000 or More of Consumer Products to the Recipient for
Resale
Box 7 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report direct sales of consumer products of $5,000 or more for resale.
Box 8 Substitute Payments Instead of Dividends or Tax-Exempt Interest
Box 8 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report substitute payments received in lieu of dividends or tax-exempt
interest
by a broker for a customer.
Box 9 Crop Insurance Proceeds
Box 9 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report crop insurance proceeds paid to farmers by insurance companies.
Box 10 Gross Proceeds Paid to an Attorney
Box 10 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report gross proceeds paid to an attorney of $600 or more.
Box 11 Fish Purchased for Resale
Box 11 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report cash payments of $600 or more to purchase fish for resale.
Box 12 Section 409A Deferrals
Box 12 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report amounts deferred under a nonqualified deferred compensation
(NQDC) plan
in the current year.
Box 13 FATCA Filing Requirement
Box 13 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report amounts required to be reported under the Foreign Account Tax
Compliance Act (FATCA).
Box 14 Excess Golden Parachute Payments
Box 14 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report excess golden parachute payments. These are payments made to key
employees in case of company merger or acquisition.
Box 15 Nonqualified Deferred Compensation
Box 15 of Form 1099-MISC is used to report nonqualified deferred compensation amounts subject to Section
409A that
were included in income in the current year.
Boxes 16–18, State Tax Withheld, State/Payer’s State No, State Income
Boxes 16 through 18 of Form 1099-MISC are used to report state income tax withheld, payer’s state number,
and the
amount of state income earned.