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Does anyone ever send a 1099 for amounts less than $600?

(As a US citizen) I have a small side business in addition to my regular full-time job. During a normal year, I receive several 1099 forms for this work, which I file and use Schedule C to pay my ...
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Can I deduct travel expenses even if I received a W-2?

I have a full-time job. I also work as a freelance musician playing for local theaters. One of the theaters I work for is in another city and they gave me a W-2 for the ~$1000 I made in 2020. ...
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Government knowledge of tax filing from industry as a self-employed individual

Say I am self-employed and work through 'X' platform. The platform claims to only report and/or provide tax documentation if you meet a certain threshold. Given I do not reach this threshold and the ...
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business expenses for previous year

It's my understanding that, right now (Feb 21) at least, I can put money into an IRA and have it count towards my 2019 taxes (if I haven't filed yet) instead of my 2020 taxes. Can I do the same for ...
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Is it necessary to pay quarterly earnings taxes in US?

I worked as an Independent Contractor (for the first time ever) during September and October which means that I owe quarterly taxes that are "due" on January 15th. I also worked as a full-time ...
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How to report 1099-MISC Box 7 bonus ($0 in box 3), but not an independent contractor and not self employed (payment from client of my employer)

I work for a concessions company, but I received a 1099-MISC from the company's client (the team). It's an end-of-year discretionary bonus for taking care of guests of the team as part of my normal ...
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How to deduct subway commuting and rent as a part-time remote contractor on a 1099-MISC?

I am working on a 1099-MISC as a consultant to a tech company. As an independent contractor, I decide the locations from where I provide my services. Most of the time, I am on site at the business ...
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2 votes
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Can I deduct some of the costs for a car if I write about it on my for-profit blog?

To preface, my goal is not to game the tax system. I'm trying to understand this to see if it is financially reasonable. So I am legitimately interested in starting a blog/YouTube channel in the tech ...
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How to determine whether 1099-MISC income is from self-employment?

I have income that was reported on Form 1099-MISC, Box 7 (nonemployee compensation). I understand that if it is self-employment income, it should be reported on Schedules C and SE, and I would owe ...
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