dspeakes Wrote:
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> You don't need to use a spreadsheet necessarily.
> A notebook with columns you write the information
> in is fine. You just need to have some kind of
> record of what you earned, what you paid out, what
> you will be reimbursed, the mileage, and any other
> expenses you might have that relate to mystery
> shopping (recorders, cameras, printer paper,
> toner, etc.). If you have it all written down,
> you can check off when you are paid (or put the
> payments in a separate column so you can add them
> easily). You pay tax on the payments in the year
> you get them; you also deduct your expenses and
> mileage in the year you incurred them. At the end
> of the year, there will be a disconnect and you
> need to keep track of it.
>
i bought the mystery shopping bible program about two years ago, but it's very tedious keying all of those numbers. it might just be easier for me to write it in a columned journal. is this vital for the IRS in regards to mileage?