Why Would I Have to Send a 1099 to Someone? 1 – You have a business and business expenses AND 2 – One of your expenses is paying a person (or people) to do work for you AND 3 – These people are NOT your employees AND 4 – These people are not a corporation AND 5 – You paid any of these people over $600 total during the year THEN you need to send these people a 1099-misc with income in Box 7. What is a 1099? A form 1099-misc is not a nice memo on a pretty form telling someone how much you…
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