[Zeke]

Denis, I have faced similar situations. I ignored the requests for my info. You want it, you ask for it up front. And, I'll see that as a sign of the kind I don't like to work for.

1099's are a PITA because they include the amount of expenses you incurred doing the job. It's up to you to use the expenses on your Sch C to make the adjustment. If the issuer of the 1099 inflates the amount, I would simply inform him that I was going to take the checks he cut for you and the incorrect 1099 to the IRS and invite him to bring along his canceled checks that justify the amount on the 1099.

I'm sure that he will promptly leave you alone if things don't jive. Volunteering for an audit that involves another tax payer will scare hell out of anyone.

Do you play poker? What cards are you holding? That's the way I treat all these dickweeds.