You are correct Sybil2. We are supposed to report all earnings.
What some people are having a problem understanding is that some MSC's will include the reimbursements in the 1099 totals. They don't understand that the reimbursements are then deducted as a business expense. For example, I go to Five Guys for a shop. I can get up to $11 reimbursed. I spend $9.50, so I'm reimbursed $9.50. That $9.50 is a business expense so it is deductible. So, at the end of the year, let's say that I've been paid $575 in fees for Five Guys shops, and I've been paid $200 in reimbursements for the same shops. The 1099 will say that I was paid $775. But $200 of that is reimbursements for business expenses, meaning that I will be taxed on what I was paid in fees, or $575 [$775-$200=$575].
That is why it is so important that you keep track of your own income and expenses.
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