1099 Payments for Medical/Legal Services

December 16, 2025
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Q. Are payments to corporations for medical and legal services only reportable on a 1099 if the service itself was a legal or medical service? Or would any service payment to this entity type be reportable since they provide a legal or medical service? A. (Answered by IOFM's third-party tax expert) The wording of the regulations tells us that if the corporation is a provider of medical services, and you make a payment to them for medical services, then ALL payments to them are considered…

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