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Referenced Laws
Section 6050W(e)
Section 3406(b)
Section 1
1. Short title This Act may be cited as the Saving Gig Economy Taxpayers Act.
Section 2
2. Reinstatement of exception for de minimis payments as in effect prior to enactment of American Rescue Plan Act Section 6050W(e) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended to read as follows: A third party settlement organization shall be required to report any information under subsection (a) with respect to third party network transactions of any participating payee only if— the amount which would otherwise be reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such transactions exceeds $20,000, and the aggregate number of such transactions exceeds 200. The amendment made by this section shall take effect as if included in section 9674 of the American Rescue Plan Act. (e)Exception for de minimis payments by third party settlement organizationsA third party settlement organization shall be required to report any information under subsection (a) with respect to third party network transactions of any participating payee only if— (1)the amount which would otherwise be reported under subsection (a)(2) with respect to such transactions exceeds $20,000, and
(2)the aggregate number of such transactions exceeds 200. .
Section 3
3. Application of de minimis rule for third party network transactions to backup withholding Section 3406(b) of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 is amended by adding at the end the following new paragraph: Any payment in settlement of a third party network transaction required to be shown on a return required under section 6050W which is made during any calendar year shall be treated as a reportable payment only if— the aggregate number of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the number of transactions specified in section 6050W(e)(2), and the aggregate amount of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the dollar amount specified in section 6050W(e)(1) at the time of such payment. Subparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to payments to any participating payee during any calendar year if one or more payments in settlement of third party network transactions made by the payor to the participating payee during the preceding calendar year were reportable payments. The amendments made by this section shall apply to calendar years beginning after December 31, 2024. (8)Other reportable payments include payments in settlement of third party network transactions only where aggregate transactions exceed reporting threshold for the calendar year (A)In generalAny payment in settlement of a third party network transaction required to be shown on a return required under section 6050W which is made during any calendar year shall be treated as a reportable payment only if—
(i)the aggregate number of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the number of transactions specified in section 6050W(e)(2), and (ii)the aggregate amount of transactions with respect to the participating payee during such calendar year exceeds the dollar amount specified in section 6050W(e)(1) at the time of such payment.
(B)Exception if third party network transactions made in prior year were reportableSubparagraph (A) shall not apply with respect to payments to any participating payee during any calendar year if one or more payments in settlement of third party network transactions made by the payor to the participating payee during the preceding calendar year were reportable payments..