With a 1099, the company can write off the entire ammount that they pay you, thus reducing thier taxes. As for the materials, they have no idea of the cost of the materials. If you mark-up your materials, this too must have taxes paid on it. On the other side, when you get the 1099, it shows the sales you made with the company for the year. Then you deduct the ammount that you paid on materials, and "WALA" you are paying taxes only on the labor and the mark-up! Hope this helps!
