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How to report self employment income from multiple sources?

I am confused about this. I understand that for a single filer, you only report 600 dollars or more per employer. For example: If employer A, paid me 900 dollars for the year total, would I report 300 dollars? The other scenario, Employer A paid 500, employer B paid 300, and employer c paid 1,000 dollars.. Would my self employment income be reported as 400 dollars?

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1. No, you report EVERY dollar of income. Do not confuse the payer's legal requirement to file a 1099-Misc at $600 with YOUR legal requirement to report 100% of your income. (Some payers will issue the 1099-Misc for $50.)
2. First of all, your understanding is wrong. If you made $400 or more total, from all clients, through self employment, you are required to report all of you se income. The $600 is the limit where they are required to send you a 1099. Whether or not you get a 1099, you are still required to report the income. Under your first scenario, you'd report $900, and they are legally required to give you a 1099 for $900 and report it to the IRS, but even if they don't, you are still required to report it. Under the other scenario, you'd report $500 + $300 + $1000 or $1800.
3. The entire amount you were paid, whether more or less than $600, is reported on your Schedule C. If your payments are all from the same business activity (construction, babysitting, etc.), you would combine all payments on one Schedule C. If you have several activities, use a Separate Schedule C for each activity. Whether or not you receive a 1099MISC (required for payments of $600 or more), you still report all of your income.