I spoke with the company and they said since the company is on an accrual basis accounting and I'm on cash basis the reporting may be different between their side and mine.
When I spoke with the IRS on it they suggested that I can put an explanation in with my tax form and use what I consider to be the correct information based on my filing taxes based on cash basis. That sounds similar to what you suggested, except for the fact that I think you included it as income and then deducted it back with a miscellaneous expense. If they don't correct it, I'll just report the actual income, enclose both 1099s, and an explanation of what happened. Either way, I'll pay taxes on those earnings in 2025 eventually, so I don't know if the method I use will make any difference or not. Do you have an opinion on which method would work best, or if they're both the same.
