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posted Mar 16, 2025 12:50:54 PM

1099-MISC to cover travel costs

How do I file a 1099-MISC form with Box 3 filed when the money is for a reimbursement - not actual income, so I don't have to pay taxes on it? (Received a lump-sum for travel for a research conference.)

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Mar 17, 2025 7:54:20 AM

If You received a 1099-MISC you do need to include it in your tax return and it's fully taxable. If it was a reimbursement from your employer, it should have been included in your W-2. However, some employers issue a separate form to report travel reimbursement.  

 

See the following link for a response to a previous thread by @KathrynG3 

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/a-portion-of-my-income-on-1099-misc-is-reimbursement-for-travel-expense-how-do-i-separate-that-when/00/1269275#:~:text=When%20income%20is,have%20two%20options.