Best way to pay cleaning crew

[Kevin2167]

Hello All, 

I am just getting my feet wet in realm of Air BNB property management. One of the obvious logistics is managing a cleaning crew and paying them. I had a consultation with a cleaning crew recently and the manager of the crew asked how she would be paid, Cash or 1099. I am curious how everyone else pays their cleaning crew and what is best practice. Any advice on the topic would be appreciated. 

Thank you, 

-Kevin 

[Lisa723]

@Kevin2167 the question "cash or 1099?" means "illegally or legally?"

Personally I think the best practice is to operate legally. So you pay with a check and issue a 1099 at the end of the year. (This is assuming you are not hiring your cleaners as actual employees, which is of course a whole different set-up.)

It seems to me that you would be well-served by consulting a CPA.