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- Box 1 is where you key in the dollar amount of nonemployee compensation.
- Box 4 is used for any amount you held back to comply with backup withholding requirements.
- Boxes 5-7 are used to report any state withholding.
What is nonemployee compensation?
The IRS defines nonemployee compensation (NEC) in the 2020 Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC. If the following four conditions are met, you must generally report a payment as NEC. You made the payment to someone who is not your employee.
- You made the payment for services in the course of your trade or business (including government agencies and nonprofit organizations).
- You made the payment to an individual, partnership, estate, or, in some cases, a corporation.
- You made payments to the payee of at least $600 during the year.
Examples of nonemployee compensation that are now reported in box 1 of Form 1099-NEC include:
- Professional service fees, such as fees to attorneys (including corporations), accountants, architects, contractors, engineers, etc.
- Payment for services, including payment for parts or materials used to perform the services if supplying the parts or materials was incidental to providing the service.
- Director’s fees and other remuneration
Form 1099-NEC Other payments
In addition to nonemployee compensation, there are some other payments reported in box 1 of Form 1099-NEC.
- Prizes and awards for services performed by nonemployees
- Cash payments for fish
- Payments by a federal executive agency for services
- Gross oil and gas payments for a working interest
- Taxable fringe benefits for nonemployees
You must also file Form 1099-NEC for each person from whom you have withheld any federal income tax (report in box 4) under the backup withholding rules regardless of the amount of the payment.
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Form 1099-NEC should be filed with the IRS on paper or electronically by January 31st of each year (February 1st in 2021). A copy of Form 1099-NEC should also be sent to your vendors and independent contractors by January 31st of each year (February 1st in 2021) There is no automatic extension available for the 1099-NEC form. The PATH Act, P.L. 114-113, Div. Q, sec. 201, accelerated the due date for filing Form 1099 that includes nonemployee compensation (NEC) from February 28 to January 31 and eliminated the automatic 30-day extension for forms that include NEC. Beginning with tax year 2020, use Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation.