I received a 1099 MISC form (line 7) for a reimbursement that is not taxable. Turbo representative suggested I enter an offsetting expense in Schedule C
TurboTax may be flat out wrong. Starting with the 2018 tax year, jopb related expenses incurred for a W-2 job are no longer deductible. Period. For your W-2 employer to report the reimbursement to you on a 1099-MISC *may* be wrong and *may* be considered fraudulent reporting. So exactly who reimbursed you, and what were you reimbursed for?
There are other ways to do this that won't raise flags with the IRS *if* you qualify. But filing a SCH C and essentially opening a business and closing it the same year with only once single source of income, could be an IRS flag raiser.
