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1099 reporting of an employment settlement

December 6, 2023
December 6, 2023

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Q. Looking for confirmation on how a legal settlement should be reported for a former employee. There are 2 payments required. One payment made to the attorney and another payment made directly to the former employee. The former employee has provided his W-9 which indicates a single member LLC and provided a FEIN instead of SSN. First, is this acceptable to report payment for damages (physical & emotional distress) to LLC instead of reporting for the employee? And would this payment still be…

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