Reimbursable expenses and sales tax included in totals on 1099 MISC form?

Jan 27, 2009 2 Replies

One of my clients sent me a 1099 MISC and it seems they included the totals of all the invoices as non-employee compensation total. They were parts that I purchased for them and they were noted as reimbursable expenses on the invoices. Also the sales tax on the invoice was included as well. Shouldn't they have deducted the amount of the expenses and the sales tax totals from the final non-employee compensation amount. I don't want the reimbursed expenses and the sales tax counted as income since of course they aren't. What the best way for me to handle this on my taxes? I



Thanks in advance Adam


Not unusual.

If you can't get them to correct the 1099, then report it as income and also expense it on your Sch C.

Nope, they did the correct thing.

"Taxes" on line 23, Schedule C.

"Cost of goods sold" from Part III of Schedule C.

Other expenses on Part II of Schedule C.

The answers to all your questions in the instructions for Schedule C, in Pub. 334, and in various other publications that will be mentioned in these.

There are a few "gotchas", but not many. One of these being that if they reimbursed you for the entire cost of certain meals, you may be only able to deduct half that cost. You will have to follow IRS rules for mileage as well.

Good luck--

Steve

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