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do i need to file a 1099 form for contractors associated with hobby income?
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you are expected to file 1099 for each person you pay $600 a year. i.e.: not a one time payment, but the total over the course of the year. since we don't know how much and what else you paid - we cannot answer this question. the real question you're asking is that if you're treating the enterprise as a hobby, whether you're supposed to file 1099s at all. the answer to that question is yes. you should talk to your tax adviser (a ea/cpa licensed in your state) about this, and whether it is the right thing for you to do treating this as a hobby at all.
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