I agree, but I am worried in an IRS audit they won't care what the client should have done, they will want me to do it correctly on my taxes. I separately itemized meal expenses with receipts to the client, as well as hours worked, and they took the value of the hours, the sum of the meal expenses, and sent me one 1099-NEC with one lump sum that included 100% reimbursement for my meals, but it made it look like I earned more than I did.
