Anytime that you make money over $400, you are to claim it.

Let me clarify that. If you make more than $400 in a year, you are to claim it. No matter how you get the money. I won a trip through the

state lottery and I have to claim that prize and pay the $600 worth of taxes on it.

From the conference's point of view, it's much safer for them to send out 1099's

Yup!

tplcmisterp: What trip did you win?

sararitchie: Back in October I went to the Kansas Speedway for the Nascar races.

How fun! It stinks that it cost you $600, though. That's a big chunk of change!

The trip was actually $3500, I'll pay the $600.

makes sense. I got 1099'd on some other work I had done but didn't know if my $300 speaking stipend would be... thx for the help!