Stop Paying to File 1099s You Never Owed

Most agencies file more 1099s than the IRS requires. Every extra form costs filing fees and staff hours, and it still does not stop the January phone calls. Here is who you actually owe one, what changed for 2026, and how to set it up once.

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Stop Paying to File 1099s You Never Owed

Filing a 1099 you did not owe costs you twice. You pay the filing fee, and you pay for the hours it took to prepare it. Then you still spend January explaining to incorporated reporters why they did not get one. The rules are not complicated, they are just never written down anywhere in the office. Here is what the IRS actually requires and how to build a workflow that answers it for you.

Highlights

The threshold moved from $600 to $2,000 for payments made in 2026
Why most incorporated resources should never have been on your list
The one box on the W-9 that decides every case
Why card and processor payments come off your list entirely

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