Hiring a handyman

Dec 06, 2023 Last reply: 2 years ago 2 Replies

Usually I can get some idea of an answer from the IRS website, but this time I couldn't make head or tail of the requirements for issuing forms 1099.



I'm going to hire(*) a handyman this month, and I need to know under what circumstances (if any) I must issue a 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC showing how much I paid him.



In case it matters, handymanning is a side gig for him; he also has a regular full-time job in landscaping.



(*) Not as an employee, just some odd jobs around my house.


Forms 1099-NEC and 1099-MISC are for "trade or business reporting only. . . . only when payments are made in the course of your trade or business." For work on your home you do not issue a 1099. (The quote is from the 1099-MISC and

1099-NEC instructions.)

Bob Sandler

Thanks, Bob. I don't know I missed that.

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