Preparing Forms 1099-MISC & 1099-NEC for 2026 : OBBBA Reporting, Electronic Filing, Backup Withholding & Penalty Avoidance

Overview 

This webinar will cover the reporting requirements for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC with a focus on the details and proper preparation of the forms. It will cover updates to the Forms for 2026, including OBBBA reporting, and electronic filing requirements and methods including the IRIS (Information Return Intake System) portal, the IRIS A2A (Application to Application) system, filing through a third party, and filing paper returns. The webinar will also cover specific reporting requirements for various types of payments and payees, filing requirements, withholding requirements, reporting guidelines, and best practices for compliance assurance and penalty avoidance. 

Description 

This webinar will cover the latest updates for Form 1099-MISC and Form 1099-NEC, including OBBBA changes to reporting thresholds and reporting qualified tips and qualified overtime. It will cover specific reporting requirements for various types of payments and payees, filing requirements, withholding requirements and reporting guidelines as well as the latest filing methods. 

The webinar will touch on filing due dates, penalties for late filed and late furnished returns, best practices for prevention and mitigation of penalties and penalty exceptions. including how to establish reasonable cause for penalty abatement.

Why attend

The IRS is beefing up technology and staff to enhance enforcement to reduce the tax gap including actively targeting enforcement measures on information reporting compliance. Penalties for noncompliance are now indexed and increase each year. It is more important than ever to prepare 1099 Forms correctly, file and furnish them on time, and perform due diligence procedures to avoid or mitigate penalties.

In order to stay compliant, practitioners must know which form to use to report specific transactions, when forms must be filed or furnished to recipients in order to be on-time, which information to include and how to make sure it is accurate, how and when to make corrections, how to avoid or mitigate errors, whether a particular payee is subject to backup withholding or transaction reporting, and the due diligence procedures that shield an issuer from penalties even when the forms contain incorrect information.

The IRS regulations require e-filing information returns when the filer is required to file 10 or more forms of all types and is retiring the FIRE (Filing Information Returns Electronically) system for returns filed after 2026. This session will provide the latest information available regarding regulatory and technology changes and what you can do to prepare for compliance in filing returns for 2026 and beyond. 
 

After this webinar you will:

• Be prepared for filing Form 1099 NEC and Form 1099-MISC
• Be aware of any changes to electronic filing for 2026 forms filed in 2027.
• Know the due dates for furnishing and filing information returns.
• Identify reportable payments and payees. Know when a 1099 is required.
• Be aware of the IRIS system and how to apply for an IRIS Transmitter Control Code (TCC).
• Be aware of common 1099 errors: Know how to avoid them and how to correct them.
• Understand how Form W-9 can assist in determining when a 1099 is required.
• Be aware of backup withholding requirements and “B” notices.
• Be aware of best practices such as TIN solicitation and TIN verification that can avoid or mitigate penalties for missing or incorrect vendor Tax ID numbers.
• Know when the payment card rules apply and how 1099 reporting is affected.

Areas Covered

• Information Returns: 2026 updates to Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC.
• Reporting and filing requirements for 2026 returns filed in 2027.
• Information Returns: What they are and using the Guide to Information Returns
• Forms 1099-MISC, 1099-NEC and 1096: Identification of reportable payments and payees.
• Common 1099 errors - how to prevent them and how to correct them.
• Taxpayer identification number basics: Which number to use.
• Form W-9: documentation that establishes reportable and non-reportable payees.
• Due diligence procedures to avoid or mitigate penalties.
• Penalties for late or incorrect 1099 Forms.
• Procedures and policies that establish "reasonable cause" and avoid penalties.

Who should attend

• CFOs and controllers
• Accounts payable and accounting managers
• Accounts payable processing professionals
• Employers and Business owners
• Purchasing managers and professionals
• Public accountants, CPAs and Enrolled Agents
   

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