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What is Form 1099-MISC?

Form 1099-MISC is a tax form used to report the miscellaneous payments made to independent contractors during the tax year. Form 1099-MISC is also used to report other types of miscellaneous payments such as rents, proceeds to an attorney, fishing boat proceeds, prizes, and rewards, etc

When is Form 1099-MISC due?

Usually, Form 1099 has 3 different deadlines.

• Recipient copy Deadline - January 31st
• Paper filing Deadline - February 28th
• E-filing Deadline - March 31st

Those who report 1099-MISC for nonemployee compensation (BOX 7) must file Form 1099-MISC and should send the copy to the recipient on or before by January 31st.

What are the different copies available for Form 1099-MISC?

A Payer requires to distribute the copies of Form 1099-MISC as follows:

How to complete Form 1099-MISC using ExpressEfile?

Filing your Form 1099-MISC with ExpressEfile is easy and can be done in minutes. As the deadline is fast approaching, Get Started Now and complete your filing.

Expressefile, an IRS authorized e-file provider provides the fastest way to complete your information returns such as 1099-MISC and Form W2 with the IRS.

Please follow the step by step guide to mentioned below to complete and file your Form 1099-MISC with the IRS.

• Step 1: Choose Form 1099-MISC

  Choose “Form 1099-MISC” from the list of forms and continue with your filing.

  Make sure you have all the information ready to complete your filing on time.

  

• Step 2: Fill out your Form 1099-MISC

  By the next step, the form will be shown and you can enter the required information one by one.

  Form 1099-MISC consists of various financial information and you must take utmost care while filling out such important information.

  After entering your Form 1099-MISC data, click on the “save and continue” button to proceed further.

  

• Step 3: Create an Account

  • If you are a new bee, create a free ExpressEfile account to continue with your filing.
  • If you had already filled with ExpressEfile, just log in to your account and continue your filing.

  

• Step 4: Choose Service

  ExpressEfile offers two different services “IRS E-file Compliance” and “Complete Compliance” which helps you meet your IRS filing requirements.

  • “IRS E-file Compliance” - Allow you to e-file your federal Form 1099-MISC directly with the IRS directly.
  • “Complete Compliance” - Allow you to e-file Form 1099-MISC with the IRS and mail the copy to your recipient on your behalf.

  Choose “IRS E-file Compliance” or “Complete Compliance” as per your needs and continue with your filing.

  You can download “Form 1099-MISC” in case if you are looking to handle your filing on your own for state and recipient.

  

• Step 5: Form validation

  ExpressEfile ensures that your Form 1099-MISC is error-free to transmit by validating forms using IRS Business Rules and field-level validation. Errors identified will be notified and you will be allowed to fix it right from there.

  

• Step 6: Transmit Form 1099-MISC to the IRS

  Once the Form validation is done, you can transmit your Form 1099-MISC to the IRS. You will be notified via email once the IRS processed and accepted your Form 1099-MISC. You can also check the status right from your dashboard. Still, have any questions? You can write to us at [email protected]

  

What is the penalty for not filing Form 1099-MISC?

IRS will impose a penalty under section 6721 for not filing form 1099-MISC by the due date. The following are the penalty.

• You will be charged a penalty of $50 per Form If you file Form 1099-MISC within 30 days of the due date.
• And, you will be charged a penalty of $100 per Form If you file Form 1099-MISC after 30 days of the due date.