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posted Jun 5, 2019 3:40:30 PM

Do I need to send a 1099-misc to the law firm that handled the sale of my interest in an LLC partnership?

The partnership interest was in my name and these services were paid for out of my personal checking account. 

Do I send a 1099-misc to the accounting firm (PLLP) that prepared the appraisal of my interest that was sold?  

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Jun 5, 2019 3:40:32 PM

Trade or business reporting only. Report on Form 1099-MISC only when payments are made in the course of your trade or business. Personal payments are not reportable. You are engaged in a trade or business if you operate for gain or profit. However, nonprofit organizations are considered to be engaged in a trade or business and are subject to these reporting requirements. Other organizations subject to these reporting requirements include trusts of qualified pension or profit-sharing plans of employers, certain organizations exempt from tax under section 501(c) or (d), farmers' cooperatives that are exempt from tax under section 521, and widely held fixed investment trusts. Payments by federal, state, or local government.

Payments to attorneys. The term “attorney” includes a law firm or other provider of legal services. Attorneys' fees of $600 or more paid in the course of your trade or business are reportable in box 7 of Form 1099-MISC, under section 6041A(a)(1). Gross proceeds paid to attorneys. Under section 6045(f), report in box 14 payments that: Are made to an attorney in the course of your trade or business in connection with legal services, but not for the attorney’s services, for example, as in a settlement agreement; Total $600 or more; and Are not reportable by you in box 7. 

You can read more details: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099msc.pdf

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