What You Need to Know About Form 1099-NEC For Independent Contractors

What you need to report to the IRS for your independent driver contractors

| November 4, 2020

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Here is what you need to know to file 1099-NEC Forms today!

Form 1099-NEC: Independent Contractors

Form 1099-NEC is used to report payments for services performed for a trucking business by people not treated as its employees, like subcontractors or independent contractors. The purpose of this form is to report miscellaneous income.

Employers must file Form 1099-NEC for non-employee compensation equaling $600 or more during the tax period. Your independent contractors will use this information to complete their income tax returns. Also, you are required to issue copies of Form 1099-NEC to your independent contractors by January 31.

Information Required To Complete Form 1099-NEC

Luckily it’s easy to complete IRS Form 1099-NEC as long as you have your business records on hand. As a business, you’re considered the payer, and you will need to provide your business name, EIN (Employer Identification Code), and address.

Your independent contractor is your recipient, and you will need their name, EIN or social security number, and address. If you don’t have this information already, you can request their information through a W-9. The W-9 process takes roughly 60 seconds using TaxBandits and only requires the driver’s valid email address.

Then you will need federal details such as the number of miscellaneous incomes you provided to the recipient with the amount of federal tax withheld. You will also provide state details such as the state income, payer state number, and state tax withheld.

Filing Form 1099-NEC With TaxBandits

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