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Discover how IRS Form 1099-MISC is used to report miscellaneous income like rent, prizes, and healthcare payments, helping accurately track nonemployee earnings.

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Jonathan Lansner has been the Orange County Register's business columnist since 1997 and has been part of the newspaper's coverage of the local business scene since 1986. He is a past national ...