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Assuming you are using cash (not accrual) basis for the business. Should be taxable in the year when you could access to the money.
See Publication 17 (2021), Your Federal Income Tax | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
If the money was made available to you in 2021 but you did not pick up a check until 2022, or did not cash it until 2022, or the delay in accessing the funds made available to you in 2021 is under your control, its taxable in 2021.
Yes, contractor income is reported on Form 1099-NEC in the year it is actually paid.
See What is Form 1099-NEC? for detailed information.
Assuming you are using cash (not accrual) basis for the business. Should be taxable in the year when you could access to the money.
See Publication 17 (2021), Your Federal Income Tax | Internal Revenue Service (irs.gov)
If the money was made available to you in 2021 but you did not pick up a check until 2022, or did not cash it until 2022, or the delay in accessing the funds made available to you in 2021 is under your control, its taxable in 2021.
Thank you, I appreciate your reply. I was thinking that's how it worked.
Yes, contractor income is reported on Form 1099-NEC in the year it is actually paid.
See What is Form 1099-NEC? for detailed information.
sadly some taxpayers backdate checks to the prior year so they can get a tax deduction currently. there's no way for us to know,
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