There is no specific definition for "outside services" -- it is a catchall term for tasks you paid an independent contractor to perform. The tasks you hire out to independents certainly qualify for this deduction.
Examples include:
- Fees paid to sub- and independent contractors
- Fees paid for additional project support
- Fees paid for creative resources
- Fees paid for outside research, data collection
More examples:
- Part-time programmers and coders for special projects
- Subcontractors such as writers, designers, engineers hired for a project
- Additional administrative, data entry support
- Real estate processors
- Stage personnel, audio and sound technicians, choreographers
- Seasonal workers, if paid as independent contractors
- Fees paid for outsourcing specific project work
This list is not all inclusive, but should give you an idea of the meaning of "outside services."
You are correct in that if you paid a subcontractor and
independent contractors less than $600 you do not have to issue a 1099.
[If you did have to issue a 1099, you could prepare those forms through
TurboTax QuickEmployer Forms.]
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