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Level 5
March 8, 2024

1099 Over Reporting

  • March 8, 2024
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Hello Community and hope everyone is getting through the season........

I have an Partnership client who does Graphic Design for various companies. The client files a separate return for this business on Form 1065. The client uses a third party billing service (Honeybook, Inc) where all the clients services are billed and collected through. Honeybook issued the client a 1099-K for all the billing in 2023 but the actual clients also issued the client a 1099-NEC for the services. When I added up the 1099s (1099-K and 1099-NEC) they added up to double the client's gross receipts. I explained to the client the IRS received all these 1099s which indicates their taxable income for the year. The client has proven to me that they only received the Honeybook deposits where their customers remit payment to and not from the client direct. I have never seen this before and asked the client to contact Honeybook directly to further investigate this duplication. How would I show this on the tax return if the billing company will not correct the 1099-K issued? I am presuming showing it as a contra sale? Any advice on how I should handle in the return? Thanks! 

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    IRonMaN
    Level 15
    March 8, 2024

    Report the amount of sales actually collected.  Don't puff up income just because you are afraid they might receive a notice down the road.

    Slava Ukraini!
    AnmarieAAuthor
    Level 5
    March 8, 2024

    Based on your answer you do not believe the client should have the 1099 corrected? I presumed the IRS matches track documents with filings?? As a side note the Billing service and one of the 1099 clients issued the documents in the taxpayers SSN vs Business EIN. I have reminded the business that these need to be in the business EIN NOT her personal SSN. Hope this does not come back to haunt me or the client on their personal or business returns.............

    Thanks as I will not gross up Sales and will just report the correct figures. 

    IRonMaN
    Level 15
    March 8, 2024

    "As a side note the Billing service and one of the 1099 clients issued the documents in the taxpayers SSN vs Business EIN"

    Sometimes our clients are their own worst enemies.  Just alert your client that there could be some notices somewhere down the road.  You could attach a note to both returns noting the 1099 issues -------- maybe the client will get lucky and by chance someone at the IRS may read them.

    Slava Ukraini!