No 1099-MISC if paid by credit card (01-19-2012)
In the instructions to Form 1099-MISC, the IRS has made it clear that payments made with a credit card, or through any third-party payer, are not reported on Form 1099-MISC. These amounts are now reported on Form 1099-K. Thus, if a business pays a service-provider with a credit card, debit card, gift card, or electronically via a service like PayPal, the payment is not included on a 1099-MISC.
Form 1099-K is new for 2011. The form is issued by a credit card company or other third-party payer (such as PayPal) to payees if the payee has more than 200 transactions and more than $20,000 of gross income paid to them. The 1099-K is not issued by either the buyer or seller.
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Hi Stephanie,
It will take a while until business-owners sort this out. But I expect CPAs to get this figured out sooner. I can’t understand the disagreement. Just read the instructions. They are totally clear, for a change.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1099k.pdf
Meanwhile, for folks who get both 1099-MISC and 1099-K for the same income – here’s what you do: https://taxmama.wpengine.com/tax-quips/getting-double-1099s/
I don’t suppose you’d consider commenting on the post I have made about this which I’ve linked to this answer on my blog. A lot of CPAs are in disagreement and it would be awesome to put a stop to the double reporting issue that is happening for 2011 which will be a bookkeeping and tax nightmare when normally it’s quite easy for me. 🙂
Stephanie