Independent Contractor (1099-MISC) Per Diem Issue
Hello everyone, I am an independent contractor (sole proprieter) nearing the end of my first year of business. I am a Petroleum Landman and receive a daily rate plus per diem. We, the contractors, submit invoices that breakdown our daily rate, $35 food per diem, $70 lodging per diem, and $10 communication per diem. I have heard from many people, both sides on the issue of per diem being taxable income. Please help me set the record, possibly with references, on this issue. Are the individual per diems taxed if there is no receipt to prove the expense even if it is at or under the federal limits? THANK YOU ALL IN ADVANCE!
|