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1099-Misc Box 3

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March 18, 2020
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I have TurboTax Home & Business 2019 and received a 1099-MISC with only box 3.

After I completed filling out everything in "Personal" under "Income from Form 1099-MISC", the Smart Check finds errors that need to be corrected, and once I correct everything. I find that my 1099-MISC was filled out under "Business" and "Personal" so it's entered two times for me. I don't have a business and I'm not self-employed either. Only Box 3 is filled on my 1099-MISC and it was due to a settlement for unpaid wages that I received from a previous employer.

The Smart Check wants me to fill out the Schedule C which makes me enter my "business" information, but again I don't own a business and I'm not self-employed. I feel like this is error in the TurboTax software. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

TurboTax Home & Biz Windows

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Irene2805

Delete the 1099-MISC and then re-enter it according to these instructions below.

Step 1. Delete the 1099-MISC.

Go into Forms Mode by clicking on the Forms icon in the top right of the blue bar.
In the Forms in My Return list on the left, click on the form you wish to open and delete.
Click on the Delete Form box at the bottom of the screen.
To return to the interview, click on the Step-By-Step icon in the top right of the blue bar.

Step 2. Reenter the 1099-MISC.

You can enter the 1099-MISC in TurboTax as "Other Common Income," which is reported on line 8 of 1040 Schedule 1 and will not generate Schedule C or SE tax. Please use the following steps:

Click on Federal > Wages & Income.
Scroll down to the Other Common Income section.
Click on the Start/Revisit box next Form 1099-MISC.
On the screen Did you get a 1099-MISC? click on the Yes button.
On the next screen, Let's get the info from your 1099-MISC, enter the information from the 1099-MISC.
On the following screens, answer the following questions:
- Did it involve work that's like your main job? No.
- You got it in 2019
- No, it didn't involve an intent to earn money

7. Continue through the rest of the interview screens. The income will appear as Other Income.

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calvinsiaAuthor

Thank you! This fixed my issue.

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gobigorange

I am using TurboTax Home & Business. On the final review, I have an error message-"Form 1099MISC worksheet: A link to Schedule C should not be linked when the MWP qualifying as difficulty of care payments exclusion box has been checked". I went back to this area and the box is not checked. If I remove the link, I get TWO error messages. What's going on??

DawnC

Employee

TurboTax is working to resolve the issue. Workaround: If the income was from self-employment you can enter it as a 1099-NEC or other cash income and you can file with no error. Form 1099-MISC and Form 1099-NEC go to the same place on Schedule C, so there will be no difference on your tax return. If you would rather wait until it is fixed, you can sign up for notifications through this link.

If the income is not from self-employment, you should go back and edit your entries so the income is not linked to any Schedule C. If the income is from something other than self-employment, mark the appropriate box in the ''uncommon situations'' follow-up question. If you choose None of these apply, make sure you answer the 3 follow-up questions properly. Depending on your answers there, the income may be considered self-employment. And if it is self-employment, you will either need to use the workaround above or wait until the issue is fully resolved.

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LanaMarie

I also received a 1099-Misc for solar battery incentive and followed the directions but it’s still triggering a schedule c and TurboTax is asking me to fix errors such as principal business code, accounting method, etc. How do I fix this?

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108V

I had the same problem and couldn't get away from the Schedule C. I entered my 1099-Misc where it showed 1099-Misc. I then deleted it from there and entered it under Less Common Income, Other Income. Once the Schedule C is brought up it will not go away unless you not just delete where you originally put the income but select Edit and physically delete any info you had put in. The software has a memory of everything you entered including the name of the income source so you have to delete everything. Very frustrating but I called a representative on the HELP tab and she got it straightened out.