Discussion:Doctor with over twenty 1099-Misc

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ChrisV2 (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
I'm preparing a doctor's return...he has over twenty 1099-misc in his file. Do I have to record every single one (with the payer name, address, etc) -- or is it okay to just add them up and one-line enter them as "gross receipts" on line 1 of sch-C? It was done that way (one liner) last year, but I want to make sure that is acceptable.

Thanks! -Chris

Kevinh5 (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
you think those are his gross receipts? Where is his accounting? Every patient issues a 1099?

Seaside CPA (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
His gross income should be shown on one line. Make sure the total 1099's are the same or less than what you show his gross to be.

Seaside CPA (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
Hopefully he has some kind of accounting system in place so that you don't have to take his income off of his 1099's.

Irsfixer (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
1099's are not reported on a tax return at all. Gross income is reported and the IRS uses the 1099's to determine if all income is reported. Do not confuse tax software data entry conventions that may ask for detail from a 1099 with a requirement to report that information on the return.

ChrisV2 (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
Exclusively paid from insurance companies, HMOs, etc. Every penny of income (other than unearned and patient co-pay) is coming in via 1099-Misc.

Back to my carpal-tunnel question: does the IRS want to see the input of each provider in the return as a separately recorded 1099-Misc or is it ok to sum them and input the total as (part of his) gross receipts on line 1 of sch-C?

-Chris

ChrisV2 (talk|edits) said:

19 February 2009
Thanks Irsfixer -- that was what I was wondering. It's hard for me to tell what gets transmitted via e-file -- I wanted to make sure the IRS wasn't looking to match 1099's line-for-line.

-Chris

Chris2lane (talk|edits) said:

February 19, 2009
ChrisV2, Irsfixer is correct. I think you may be confused that 1099s have to be "attached" to his return, like W2s. They do not. They are merely informational forms, no attachment is necessary. If your doctor tells you that his gross revenues are what the sum of the 1099s are, then he's not being forthright with you.