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In early 2010 the U.S. Congress voted on several issues that were part of health care reform legislation. One of these involved the manner in which businesses reported sales of merchandise. Beginning in 2012 businesses will now have to send a Form 1099 to any company, vender or service provider for sales totaling more than $600. A copy of the Form 1099 will also have to be sent to the U.S. Department of Revenue. One of the central themes of the health care reform legislation is aimed at preventing companies and corporations from underreporting sales of merchandise.

Companies Reporting On Each Other

This new law means that companies will actually be reporting most all business transactions between themselves and other entities. The purchase of merchandise, office supplies, vending services and other goods will have to be recorded accurately, something that may cause a headache for smaller firms not equipped to handle this additional recordkeeping.

The federal government has issued a statement predicting this new legislation will actually raise about $17 billion over the next decade. However many critics believe this new law results in nothing more than forcing companies to take on the responsibility of auditing each other. Until this year payments made to a corporation did not need to be reported, nor did payments for merchandise. The change does not affect those companies sending Form 1099-Misc to individuals for non-employee compensation.

Business Partners Identified

This new law will reveal the source of merchandise payments. In fact businesses will be required to obtain the tax identification number of all venders and business associates with whom they conduct trade. Companies that hold a seminar and pay the catering service will actually have to report this expense to the Internal Revenue Service. Expenses for hotel stays by employees and guests will also have to be listed.

This means that the IRS will now know every large transaction made between companies. All of the revenues earned by a company will be reported and the source of the revenue will be made available to the federal government. A catering company will have to report all earnings from various clients. A hunting lodge will have to report any revenues earned when the income came from a business rather than a private individual.

Most experts believe that thousands of small businesses will make mistakes on this new reporting regulation and will be subject to monetary penalties. The federal government has issued several statements concerning the enforcement of the new law, but has yet to explain how the Dept. of Health and Human Services will interpret the law as it is written.

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