Spidell Publishing, Inc.

In the instructions to Form 1099-MISC, the IRS has made it clear that payments made with a credit card, or through any third-party payer, are not reported on Form 1099-MISC. These amounts are now reported on Form 1099-K. Thus, if a business pays a service-provider with a credit card, debit card, gift card, or electronically via a service like PayPal, the payment is not included on a 1099-MISC.

Form 1099-K is new for 2011. The form is issued by a credit card company or other third-party payer (such as PayPal) to payees if the payee has more than 200 transactions and more than $20,000 of gross income paid to them. The 1099-K is not issued by either the buyer or seller.