If you are self employed and you hire a 1099 Freelancer, is it necessary to make payments directly to the Freelancer?
If payments are made by paying the freelancer's landlord for their rent OR by paying the freelancer's credit card company for their credit card bill, could those payments be treated in the same way as if the payments were made directly to the freelancer? Can they be reported on the 1900-MISC for the freelancer, along with other payments made to them directly? Can the be deducted as business expenses on Schedule C for services provided by the freelancer?
Thank you.
