Whether you're a business owner who relies on independent contractors or you make your living as a freelancer, understanding the difference between Form 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC is critical to ensuring ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. Most IRS Forms 1099 arrived around the end of January 2026 for ...

Making a certain amount of cash from pursuing a passion or by having your own side gig means you owe taxes, according to the Internal Revenue Service, but you won’t receive a W-2 form as you would ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert W. Wood is a tax lawyer focusing on taxes and litigation. This article is more than 3 years old. Closeup of Form 1099-NEC, ...

Disclaimer: Always consult a tax professional to ensure you understand your business tax obligations. This article compiles information directly from the IRS and is intended as a resource and not tax ...

The Internal Revenue Service has resurrected a form that hasn’t been used since the early 1980s, Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, with a draft version available for preview on its website.

The Internal Revenue Service has revived Form 1099-NEC to eliminate confusion about complying with new filing deadlines aimed at combatting fraud. The Internal Revenue Service (IRS) released its final ...

For the 2020 tax year, the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) moved reporting of certain nonemployee compensation, including current and deferred compensation paid to independent contractors and corporate ...

Many self-employed or freelance workers expect to receive 1099 forms, but few realize that if they were hired to do work and paid more than $600, then they need to send a 1099 form. It is a bit more ...

For more than 100 years, the evolution of Form 1099 has required organizations to repeatedly adjust their tax reporting and compliance strategies in order to allow the Internal Revenue Service to ...