The 1099 and W-9 Update – Complying with IRS Information Reporting
For years the IRS has struggled with independent contractors and tax collection. In assessing opportunities to close the tax gap (taxes due but not reported or paid), one of the greatest opportunities comes from expanding the information reporting on taxpayers by payors – 1099. This time consuming reporting obligation can be streamlined in a number of ways.Areas CoveredIn just ninety minutes you will gain the following insights:Starter Question: How can we best set up an independent contractor in our vendor payment system to ensure compliance with the IRS reporting rules?Protocols for setting up new vendors (ICs)When to require a Form W-9 How to test the accuracy of the W-9 information with the IRS’s records – for free!Who and what you pay determines whether you must report (1099 reporting)Forms to use to document your independent contractor as reportable or non-reportableRequired governmental reporting on ICsForm 1099-NEC – New for 2020, this form addresses Non-employee compensationForm 1099-MISC – guidelines for proper use and classification of diverse payments on this formBest practices for filing 1099s with the IRS – TIP: never file early!The government wants to remove the exemptions – what this means to youWho Should AttendBank ManagersCompliance OfficersInformation Reporting OfficersTax ManagersCFOsControllersAccounting ManagersAuditors IT ManagersCompliance ManageRisk Managers Why Should You AttendWhat are the rules regarding paying and IRS reporting on Independent Contractors? How do avoid the IRS CP-2100 (B-Notices)? What if vendor claims exemption; must obtain a W-9 anyway? What are the best practices? How can minimize the risk of improper exemption claims by vendors? Get the answers to these and related questions to reduce your risk of huge penalties from the IRS. Learn the rules requiring W-9 documentation and 1099 reporting. Learn how to establish an independent contractor relationship with the right documentation. Understand the rules and keep your company in compliance. Ensure that your records will stand the scrutiny of an IRS 3rd Party Documentation and Reporting audit. Avoid the onerous penalties for noncompliance and build the best defense against the 972-CG Notice of Proposed Penalty Letter.
For years the IRS has struggled with independent contractors and tax collection. In assessing opportunities to close the tax gap (taxes due but not reported or paid), one of the greatest opportunities comes from expanding the information reporting on taxpayers by payors – 1099. This time consuming reporting obligation can be streamlined in a number of ways.
Areas Covered
In just ninety minutes you will gain the following insights:
- Starter Question: How can we best set up an independent contractor in our vendor payment system to ensure compliance with the IRS reporting rules?
- Protocols for setting up new vendors (ICs)
- When to require a Form W-9
- How to test the accuracy of the W-9 information with the IRS’s records – for free!
- Who and what you pay determines whether you must report (1099 reporting)
- Forms to use to document your independent contractor as reportable or non-reportable
- Required governmental reporting on ICs
- Form 1099-NEC – New for 2020, this form addresses Non-employee compensation
- Form 1099-MISC – guidelines for proper use and classification of diverse payments on this form
- Best practices for filing 1099s with the IRS – TIP: never file early!
- The government wants to remove the exemptions – what this means to you
Who Should Attend
- Bank Managers
- Compliance Officers
- Information Reporting Officers
- Tax Managers
- CFOs
- Controllers
- Accounting Managers
- Auditors
- IT Managers
- Compliance Manage
- Risk Managers
Why Should You Attend
What are the rules regarding paying and IRS reporting on Independent Contractors? How do avoid the IRS CP-2100 (B-Notices)? What if vendor claims exemption; must obtain a W-9 anyway? What are the best practices? How can minimize the risk of improper exemption claims by vendors? Get the answers to these and related questions to reduce your risk of huge penalties from the IRS.
Learn the rules requiring W-9 documentation and 1099 reporting. Learn how to establish an independent contractor relationship with the right documentation. Understand the rules and keep your company in compliance. Ensure that your records will stand the scrutiny of an IRS 3rd Party Documentation and Reporting audit. Avoid the onerous penalties for noncompliance and build the best defense against the 972-CG Notice of Proposed Penalty Letter.
