Nick vanMaarth
Junior Member
Tennesse.
My wife works for two different catering companies in the Nashville area.
When they cater events, they call her to see if she is available to serve food for them.
At year-end, they each send her a 1099-misc, with no deductions taken out. This year, it's about $4,500.
We use TurboTax, and it appears these 1099's require a Schedule C.
QUESTIONS:
1) On Schedule C, can she deduct her expenses for driving to and from these jobs? The events are at various (and different) locations within 5 to 40 miles of our home.
2) She has no 'owner' interest in either of these catering companies...she does not 'market' herself or act as a 'business' in any sense...she's sort of a 'free-lance food server for hire'. Do we HAVE to declare this 1099-misc on a Schedule C...OR, can we, instead, declare it some other way (and avoid self-employment tax)?
THANK YOU for any help. We appreciate this service that you're providing!
My wife works for two different catering companies in the Nashville area.
When they cater events, they call her to see if she is available to serve food for them.
At year-end, they each send her a 1099-misc, with no deductions taken out. This year, it's about $4,500.
We use TurboTax, and it appears these 1099's require a Schedule C.
QUESTIONS:
1) On Schedule C, can she deduct her expenses for driving to and from these jobs? The events are at various (and different) locations within 5 to 40 miles of our home.
2) She has no 'owner' interest in either of these catering companies...she does not 'market' herself or act as a 'business' in any sense...she's sort of a 'free-lance food server for hire'. Do we HAVE to declare this 1099-misc on a Schedule C...OR, can we, instead, declare it some other way (and avoid self-employment tax)?
THANK YOU for any help. We appreciate this service that you're providing!