If a business fails to issue a form by the 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC deadline, the penalty varies from $50 to $280 per form in 2022, depending on how long past the deadline the business issues the form. There are maximum fines per year for small businesses. If a business intentionally disregards the requirement to provide a correct payee statement, it's subject to a minimum penalty of $570 per form in 2022 or 10% of the income reported on the form, with no maximum.
An Independent Contractor is defined by the IRS:
People such as doctors, dentists, veterinarians, lawyers, accountants, contractors, subcontractors, public stenographers, or auctioneers who are in an independent trade, business, or profession in which they offer their services to the general public are generally independent contractors. However, whether these people are independent contractors or employees depends on the facts in each case. The general rule is that an individual is an independent contractor if the payer has the right to control or direct only the result of the work and not what will be done and how it will be done. You are not an independent contractor if you perform services that can be controlled by an employer (what will be done and how it will be done). This applies even if you are given freedom of action. What matters is that the employer has the legal right to control the details of how the services are performed.
A contract is not necessary to require a 1099. It is merely the type of relationship between the payer and the recipient.
The business (payer) should request Form W9 prior to making any payments. This form is completed by the recipient and notes the name of the recipient (payee), address, type of business entity, and SSN or EIN of the payee. This information is then used to complete the 1099.
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