| Self-employed people or businesses with | | | | future such as heavy penalty and other legal hassles. |
| sole-proprietorship usually make use of 1099-MISC. | | | | The income details are filed under the label |
| The businesses can be either product based or | | | | "non-employment compensation". In some respects, it is |
| service based. It is a type of IRS tax form, which deals | | | | same as form W-2. |
| with incomes from miscellaneous sources such as | | | | Ask for 1000-MISC IRS tax form from the company |
| royalties, fees, commissions, legal services, or rents. | | | | that generates income for you. Make sure to fill out all |
| Money received from prizes and awards also fall | | | | the contents properly. Errors in filling up will only delay |
| under this category. Keep full and complete record of | | | | the procedure. The companies or business |
| all sorts of income in a financial year. As a | | | | organization usually sends the form duly filled. If there |
| non-employee, you need to fill out the form if earning | | | | are errors, return it to them and request for an |
| amounts to $600 or more. If you are earning royalties, | | | | amended copy. Even if the company does not provide |
| then $10 is the limit. Amount earned more than $10 | | | | with IRS tax form filled, the duty rests upon the person |
| needs to be reported. Even if income is lesser than | | | | filing the return. It will be good if there is a self copy |
| $600, one still needs to report the income in the tax | | | | with you as it will help to remove all discrepancies. The |
| return form. | | | | last date for submitting the form is January 31st and |
| Many people argue about the need to pay taxes on | | | | the amended form, if needed, needs to be reached by |
| something earned as a non-employee but the IRS | | | | 15th April positively. Otherwise, heavier taxation and |
| thinks otherwise. Incomes generated from any source | | | | penalties will be incurred. |
| are taxable. Avoiding taxes will only lead to problems in | | | | |