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1099 reporting for legal services provided by a third party

October 24, 2023
October 24, 2023

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Q. Legal services provided to our company were billed to an advisory service. We paid the advisory service for the legal charges, who then paid the legal office. Do we issue a 1099 to the advisory service, the legal services provider, or neither and expect that the advisory service provider will report the payment for legal services? A. (Answered by IOFM's third-party tax advisors) The contract (services agreement) to which your company was a party should identify whether your company…

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