1099 MISC

[FBCro]

This is my first year doing the books for our Church. I have read IRS information regarding 1099's but still a little confused. Our Church used a local unincorporated contractor to replace the youth hall floors and another contractor to replace the roof. We also had to used a local Plumber for several major projects. Do we need to provide them with 1099's. We also was without a Pastor for several months and used 2 retired ministers paying them over $600 in Honorariums. I feel sure we need to provide them with 1099 but wasn't sure about the Contractors. Thanks for your help.

[NeilZ]

This is my first year doing the books for our Church. I have read IRS information regarding 1099's but still a little confused. Our Church used a local unincorporated contractor to replace the youth hall floors and another contractor to replace the roof. We also had to used a local Plumber for several major projects. Do we need to provide them with 1099's. We also was without a Pastor for several months and used 2 retired ministers paying them over $600 in Honorariums. I feel sure we need to provide them with 1099 but wasn't sure about the Contractors. Thanks for your help.

The ministers and the contractors get 1099s, unless the contractor is setup as a corporation, or an LLC that is taxed as a S or C corporation.

What I would do, is give them the 1099 anyway. If they need it, good, if they don't need it since they are a corporation, it won't matter. In any case, you will need the SSN of the individual or Federal ID number of the business.

That said, we are not accountants so, as I always do, I'd talk to a good CPA or tax accountant to be sure.