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Submitted By: Virginia
Answered: June 8, 2015 8:08 am
Answered: June 8, 2015 8:08 am
I own a home that I rent out. I had a contractor do some repairs in 2014. Do I have to issue a Form 1099 to him?
A Form 1099-MISC is required to be issued only by a business that pays $600 or more to an independent contractor. If your rental activity is only an investment and not a business, you don’t have to issue a 1099. (There has been a law change several years ago that would have required investors to issue 1099s, but that law never went into effect and was ultimately repealed.)
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Withholding
An amount taken from income as a prepayment of an individual’s tax liability for the year. In the case of wages, the employer withholds part of every wage payment. Backup withholding from dividend or interest income is required if you do not provide the payer with a correct taxpayer identification number. Withholding on pensions and IRAs is automatic unless you elect to waive withholding.
