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Stipends for foreign independent contractors

June 29, 2023
June 29, 2023

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Q. We are providing a $100/day stipend to Independent contractors from Mexico to do workshops for parents. The stipend is to cover meals and transportation. They are not being paid a speaker's fee only the stipend. Since the stipend is for meals/transportation and not specifically for the services, would this be exempt from all withholding? Would they need to provide a W-8 and Form 8233 for the stipend payment? The payment will total around $2300.00. A. (Answered by IOFM's third-party tax…

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