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BakedPastaParty OP t1_j2flj9r wrote

Reply to comment by 1hotjava in Getting paid in this way for the first time. Had to fill out a W-9. What are the tax implications for me now? by BakedPastaParty

I said in another comment, but I might be confusing my own initial information. I was told to keep track of everything for the fact it WAS deductible. So maybe w-2 is incorrect. i think 1099 is more what Im doing. Temp employee hired hour for hour

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MarcableFluke t1_j2fsct8 wrote

The fact that you were "told" that it was deductible means nothing. Plenty of people have been mistaken about being able to deduct unreimbursed expenses on W-2 jobs since you used to be able to and that changed only a few years ago. Whether you are a W-2 employee or a 1099 contractor should be obvious on how you are paid: are you cut a check for the total gross amount, or do they deduct taxes from your check before giving you a net amount?

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BakedPastaParty OP t1_j2ft285 wrote

let me clarify a little "told" is more like "chick at liberty tax logged all the expenses I mentioned and got me $465 back"'

edit: made it a point to log every single applicable 'work related' expense ever since.

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