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Is the hauling away of medical waste considered a medical service?

April 23, 2024
April 23, 2024

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Q. Does a vendor who hauls away medical waste from a medical site considered medical service for 1099 purposes? A. (Answered by IOFM's third-party tax experts) A vendor is considered to be reportable in box 6 of Form 1099-MISC if they are a supplier or provider of “medical or health care services” – see Specific Instructions for Form 1099-MISC, Box 6. Medical and Health Care Payments.  In your scenario, it sounds like the vendor is providing waste disposal/haulage services and not medical or…

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