Can I 1099 my spouse if he worked for my LLC

[shannon5]

The wife owns the LLC and I work for her on and off through out the year, how do we file that? Do we 1099-MISC the husband like a sub contractor?

[TaxGuyBill]

If you actually were a contractor for her, yes, she should send you a 1099-MISC.

However, you may actually be an employee, and that involves A LOT more work.
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[shannon5]

He was a sub contractor but we file jointly and this is his only source of income- am i taxing myself twice using this method? Also we only want to assure he gets credit for SS & MCD later in life.....

[TaxGuyBill]

No, you will be taxed twice.  Your business will enter it as a deduction, then he will enter it a his own business (and get credit for Social Security on his profit).

[Marketstar]

Exactly, if he earned at least $600 working for you as a non W-2 employee, you should issue a 1099-MISC to him.

You can then deduct the expense as "Contract Labor".

[cbpgp]

Hi there, can you help me figure out my case? I'm married and filling separately. Im self employed and received a 1099 in 2019. My husband helped a few times during the year. Can I issue him a 1099 for the work he did to help me? Thank you.

@Marketstar 

@TaxGuyBill