The IRS issued two new forms for the 2020 tax year – Form 1099-NEC and a revised Form 1099-MISC. The newly reintroduced Form 1099-NEC is used to report payments for nonemployee compensation (NEC) that were previously reported on box 7 of Form 1099-MISC.
Background
The IRS reported confusion among taxpayers regarding these deadlines. To alleviate the confusion, the IRS re-issued Form 1099-NEC and revised Form 1099-MISC. The Form 1099-NEC is required to be filed for payors who report nonemployee compensation. The Form 1099-NEC is due on or before February 1, 2021, and there is no automatic extension.
Form 1099-MISC is used to report payments that are not nonemployee compensation. Form 1099-MISC is due on March 1, 2021, if filed by paper, or March 31, 2021, if electronically filed.
The instructions for both the Form 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC are combined and can be found on the IRS website.
What is Form 1099-NEC?
A church must file a Form 1099-NEC if the following four conditions are met:
- Payment is made to an individual, partnership, estate, or, in certain cases, a corporation;
- Payment is made to someone who is not the payor’s employee;
- Payment is made for services in the course of its trade or business (including government agencies and nonprofit organizations); and
- Payments made to the payee are in total for the year at least $600.
The Form 1099-NEC is now the appropriate form to report $600 or more in payments for services performed by a nonemployee.
What are the changes to Form 1099-MISC?
As a result of the creation of the new Form 1099-NEC, the IRS revised Form 1099-MISC to rearrange box numbers and add additional boxes. Form 1099-MISC remains the appropriate form to report $600 or more in payments for (among others) rent, prizes, awards, and other income.
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