I recently traveled to participate in on-site interviews for a job at a company with whom I am not employed. I incurred expenses for gasoline and hotel -- which the company agreed to pay. In order to be reimbursed for my expenses, I have been asked to complete an expense report and to submit a 1099 so that "I can be set up in the system."

Is it appropriate for me to have to complete a 1099 in this circumstance? If the answer is yes, should the company be supplying me the form? Or should I simply obtain from the IRS site?

I thought this to be a rather unusual request.

#1;You, as a non –EE payee, do not submit 1099MISC; companies that pay an independent contractor $600 or more for services provided during the year must provide the contractor with a Form 1099-MISC by January 31 of the following year. To be reimbursed for expenses incurred on behalf of a client, the you need to provide an invoice with adequate accounting for expenses to the client. Generally adequate accounting includes a detailed list of expenses and receipts if requested by the client. Assuming the client reimburses valid business expenses, you will not report the reimbursement as income, nor will you deduct the expenses as business expenses. The reimbursement will not be reflected on your Form 1099-MISC



#2;As mentioned above; you do not submit a 1099MISc to the company;however, as long as the biz pays you , an independent contractor, $600 or more for services provided during the year must provide you with a Form 1099-MISC by January 31 of the following year.