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There has been some confusion with the what is included on the new Form 1099-K form and what belongs elsewhere. Here is an update for clarification on credit card payments that may be useful in your business tax preparation. On the directions 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. The indicated amounts are now reported on Form 1099-K. As a result, if a business pays a service provider with a credit card, debit card, gift card, or electronically via a service, the … Click to Read More

There’s a new IRS 1099 form issued in 2012: Form 1099-K, Merchant Card and Third Party Network Payments. The 1099 is a series of IRS documents used to report non-wage income from a variety of sources like contract work, dividends, earned interest, and pension distributions. The IRS tax Form 1099-K was created as part of the Housing and Economic Recovery Act of 2008, but it did not go into effect until January 1, 2011. The idea of the law was to “improve voluntary tax compliance by business taxpayers and help the IRS determine whether their tax returns are correct and complete.” There is a … Click to Read More