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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 ...

Completing an IRS Form 1099-Misc is required for a business that pays any vendor $600 or more for services in any given year. Ideally, when the contract relationship starts, the business has already ...

If you use independent contractors for your business, you must complete an IRS 1099 form for each one that states the amount of money you paid for services rendered during the tax year. QuickBooks can ...

A 1099 form is a document that businesses use to report various types of government payments to both the IRS and payees. This includes payments for services, dividends, interest, rents, royalties, and ...

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When the IRS sends small business owners letters, the agency doesn’t always expect a response. Case in point: A client popped into my office the other day with a piece of correspondence from the IRS ...