Fees Paid To Informers

Courtesy Austin Criminal Defense Lawyer  Fri, 04/16/2010 - 8:45am

Tax day chatter from the NACDL listserv brought this item, from Page 1 of “Instructions for Form 1099-Misc ,” to my attention:

Fees Paid to Informers .

A payment made to an informer as an award, fee, or reward for information about criminal activity is not required to be reported if the payment is made by a federal, state or local government agency, or by a non-profit organization exempt from tax under 501(c)(3) that makes the...



 

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