Starting Tax Year 2020, the IRS announced they will be bringing back the form 1099-NEC for reporting non-employee compensation. This historic tax form, last used in 1982, has circumvented its way back into use because of due date discrepancies on the 1099-MISC, caused by the Protecting Americans from Tax Hikes (PATH) Act of 2015.
To be clear — the reintroduction of the 1099-NEC does not retire the 1099-MISC; all that it does is simply recategorize what was formerly Box 7 Nonemployee Compensation on 1099-MISC to its own separate form, 1099-NEC for 2020 payments and forward. Reporting for all other types of compensation will still be retained on the 1099-MISC (like royalties, rent, healthcare payments, etc).
IRS Info Form 1099-NEC
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1099-nec
Employers are required to submit Form 1099-NEC to the payee and file with the IRS by January 31st (Feb 1st for 2021).
IRS Info Form 1099-MISC
https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-1099-misc
Employers are required to submit Form 1099-MISC to the payee by January 31st (Feb 1st for 2021) and file with the IRS by February 28th (March 1st for 2021).
Fact Sheet: http://www.idmsinc.com/PDF/1099-NEC.pdf
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