They are not concerned about 1 penny, they are concerned their returns will be rejected by the IRS. The IRS gets a copy of all 1099s, so you'd assume the IRS computer system would do a simply comparison of the individual amounts in each 1099, instead of just a total. And by the way, this bug has STILL not been fixed, I'm having this problem trying to file my 2023 taxes. I tried getting expert help. The expert wanted me to delete my entire return and re-enter it.
