Did You Pay Anyone More Than $600 in 2018? — Get your 1099-misc filed by 1/31

I’ve beat this topic to death in years past, so I won’t go into all the intricate details in this blog. So please… before you ask questions about Box 3 vs Box 7, please take time to read through questions from all of the *wishful thinking* people who have gone before you. You can find […]

1099-Misc forms Must Be Filed by January 31st – Fines have Increased

Happy Tax Filing Season to my Small Business Owners,   This is just a friendly reminder that if you paid any person, vendor, or business order $600 or more throughout the entire year of 2016 for services performed, you are legally required to give them a 1099-misc form by January 31st, 2017.   The IRS […]

1099-Misc: Other Income vs. Nonemployee Compensation

One of my small business clients received a form 1099-misc from one of her customers for whom she’d performed a business service. The customer unknowingly reported the income using box 3: “Other Income” when she should have reported it in box 7: “Nonemployee Compensation”. So what’s the difference? One is for payment for services performed, […]