Form 1099-NEC (2025): Nonemployee Compensation
Payers use Form 1099-NEC to report nonemployee compensation, such as payments to independent contractors, to the IRS and to the person paid.
Form Details
- Tax Year
- 2025
- Revision
- Rev. Apr 2025 (continuous-use)
- Pages
- 6
- File Size
- 537 KB (PDF)
- Due Date
- February 2, 2026
- Category
- Information Returns
Due dates are for calendar-year filers, as published by the IRS for the 2025 tax year; a weekend or legal holiday moves a due date to the next business day.
Who Uses Form 1099-NEC
Payers, withholding agents and payees involved in information reporting.
Related Forms
- Extension:Form 8809 — Application for Extension of Time To File Information Returns
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Download the blank Form 1099-NEC PDF from this page. It is the official IRS file, delivered from IRS.gov — Zentavos does not change it. You can also find it on the IRS's page for Form 1099-NEC.
This page is part of our tax year 2025 library. The IRS revision listed for this form is “Rev. Apr 2025 (continuous-use).” Some IRS forms are revised on their own schedule or are continuous-use, so the revision date can differ from the tax year. The IRS.gov page for Form 1099-NEC lists prior revisions.
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Source: IRS.gov — Form 1099-NEC