See below example and his link: you pay handyman $3500, no 1099.
http://www.kraigklinke.net/2011/06/lawmakers-repeal-2010-expansion-of.html
Example. Your sole rental property activity is a single-family home. You pay your handyman $3,500 to make repairs. Because of repeal, you return to the old law, and do not have to give the handyman a 1099 for his services.