Office of the New York State Comptroller

Procurement and Disbursement Guidelines

Bulletin Number: A-429
Date Issued: 1/5/1998 Date Last Updated: 1/5/1998
Bulletin Name: New IRS Code for Payments to Attorneys
Section 1021(a) of the Taxpayer Relief Act of 1997 requires 1099 reporting of payments to attorneys in connection with legal services. As of January 1, 1998, all such voucher payments must have an IRS Code of "L".

Please update Volume VIII, Accounting Codes Manual, with the accompanying pages which list IRS Reporting Codes.

Direct questions on this bulletin to the Accounting Information Center, (518) 473-1170.