Other common IRS tax forms.
There are a few other types of tax forms you may need to use to report who you are paying each year, how much, and how much you are withholding from their pay.
Form 1099-MISC
Businesses must use Form 1099-MISC at the end of the year to report the total amount of non-employee compensation paid to a contractor. The MISC refers to miscellaneous income earned by freelance or self-employed workers. There are many types of 1099 forms used to report income to the IRS, such as income earned through interest on a bank account, cancellation of debt, proceeds from real estate transactions or mortgage interest, and more.
Form W-4
This form serves the same purpose as a W-9 but for your regularly employed workers for whom your company pays social security and income taxes. Have all new employees sign this form to verify their personal tax situation (exemptions, status, etc.), so you know the correct amount to withhold from their paycheck.
Form W-2
A W-2 is similar to the 1099-MISC, except in regard to your W-4 employees. Like the 1099, it’s part of the “information return” your company must provide to the government. The W-2 names how much was paid to those employees that year and how much was withheld for their taxes, Medicare, and Social Security. It should be given to the employee and the Social Security Administration (who then passes it to the IRS), and it helps ensure your employees receive any income tax return owed to them.
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