You’ve probably heard of the 1099-MISC form. But what is it, and when do you need to use it? Those are the questions we’ll answer below.
Key takeaways:
The 1099-MISC form is a tax document that is used to report miscellaneous payments you made to a contractor. This includes things like:
You can read the full list of 1099-MISC payments here. Most importantly, you should know that the 1099-MISC is no longer used to report standard contractor income. For this, you’ll use the 1099-NEC form.
Now, all of this information is relevant if you’re hiring contractors who are tax residents in the United States. But if you hire outside the U.S…
If you’re hiring contractors outside of the United States, the rules are a bit different: Your contractors don’t need a 1099-MISC, because they’re not paying taxes within the United States. However, you’ll have to ask your contractor to fill out a Form W-8 BEN instead. By filling out this form, your contractor is letting the United States know that they’re not a U.S. taxpayer, and thus don’t require a 1099.
If you’re hiring contractors, you’re probably spending too much time on their payroll, contracts, and tax documents. Which is why we built Panther, which saves you 90% the time you spend on contractor paperwork each month.
With Panther, you can compliantly hire your contractors in 150+ countries, onboard them in minutes, and pay them all at once (in a click). It’s global contractor payroll, finally simplified.
Sound interesting? Click here to watch a 4-minute product demo and see the platform firsthand (without ever having to book a lengthy product demo call).
