If your income report requires you to enter expenses, you’ll be prompted for them in 2 ways: miles you drove and other expenses related to your 1099 work. Below is a general overview of the 2 categories, but you should always check with the specific program to determine any requirements or restrictions they might have.
Miles you drove
If you drove your car in the course of “performing” the 1099 work, enter the mileage and SteadyIQ uses the IRS expense rate guidelines for the time period (which changes year to year) to determine a reasonable expense for that usage.
Other Expenses
Other expenses refer to expenses that were incurred in order to perform the work related to your self-employed income. Some of the most common expenses 1099 and gig workers claim are health insurance premiums, cell phone and internet bills, and the cost of office supplies and personal advertising.