In Form 1099-K, the reporting thresholds $120,000? $600? $5,000? Here's What You Need to Learn About $5,000? This is What You Should Know

1099-K Reporting

Form 1099-K is utilized by third party settlement services or companies (including popular payment applications as well as online marketplaces) for the purpose of recording payments made to businesses whose annual revenue exceeds $20,000 in gross payments and at least 200 transactions in a calendar year. The 1099-K form is typically published the next year on the 31st day of March.

 Delaying and reducing

The reason for this was that as part of the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, the threshold was reduced to $600 for all gross payments and the requirement to test counting transactions completely eliminated. The implementation of the lower threshold was frequently delayed, first in 2022 and then reintroduced in 2023. What's the next step for 2024?

The Scoop in 2024

In the last quarter of 2013, the IRS all did was to eliminate the threshold of $600, and settled on an undetermined threshold of $5,000. with no examination to establish the amount of transactions. They are declaring it to be a gradual approach of the $600 threshold however we're not holding our hope for the future. What we do know is the threshold for reporting in 2024 is $5,000, for a certain period.

This represents a major departure from the prior $200 and $20,000 transaction requirements which covered a wider variety of companies than.

What Does This Mean For Sellers

The year 2023 was the last time sellers were liable to 1099-K reporting if they surpassed the limit of $20,000 in total payments, and had over 200 transactions. As the threshold will be reduced to $5,000 in 2024, we anticipate to see a significant increase in the number of sellers who will be receiving this report, with more than 50 % most likely to be getting this form for the first time.

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JT Grewal JT Grewal is the tax manager at . Over the past seven years JT has been guiding companies in the tech industry through the complexity in tax-related compliance. If he's not at work at his computer, he's creating memories using his camera or diving into online games.

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