: one to whom money is or is to be paid
The payee must endorse the back of the check.
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The payee must endorse the back of the check.
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The 62-year-old, who was a civil engineer for the FAA in Kansas City, became the payee of the benefits in 2018 and was supposed to use them for his mother’s care.
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Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Additionally, the audit found the agency failed to recover nearly $120,000 in funds from 19 payees out of a sample of 50 payees determined to have misused benefits.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
In other words, the income method requires that the PCT payer transfer all of the incremental value associated with entering the CSA back to the PCT payee.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
For the 2025 tax year, the IRS requires third-party networks, such as payment apps and online marketplaces, to issue Form 1099-K if the aggregate payments received by a payee exceed $2,500, regardless of the number of transactions.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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Maddie Carr, Kansas City Star, 25 July 2025
Additionally, the audit found the agency failed to recover nearly $120,000 in funds from 19 payees out of a sample of 50 payees determined to have misused benefits.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 16 July 2025
In other words, the income method requires that the PCT payer transfer all of the incremental value associated with entering the CSA back to the PCT payee.
—Ryan Finley, Forbes.com, 9 June 2025
For the 2025 tax year, the IRS requires third-party networks, such as payment apps and online marketplaces, to issue Form 1099-K if the aggregate payments received by a payee exceed $2,500, regardless of the number of transactions.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 21 June 2025
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“Payee.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/payee. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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payee
noun
pay·ee
pā-ˈē 
: one to whom money is paid or is to be paid
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