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February 26, 2024
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How do I enter a 1099-Misc and NOT have the self-employed prompt come up? It is for manufacturer spiff payments related to my job.

  • February 26, 2024
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I tried looking at "Miscellaneous Income" but it says specifically on that page to NOT enter if you have a 1099-MISC

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February 26, 2024

Yes, you will need to delete the self-employment forms and enter the 1099-MISC carefully to avoid activating a self-employment form. 

 

If you haven't tried to enter the 1099-MISC and run into self-employment questions, you can skip to the second part of the instructions.

First, delete the business forms from your return:

 

  1. Open your return in TurboTax.
  2. Select Deductions & Credits.
  3. In the left-side menu, select Tax Tools, then Tools.
  4. Select Delete a form, from the list in the pop-up window. 
  5. Check the list for Form 1099-MISC, Schedule C, Schedule C-EZ, and Schedule SE. If you have any of these forms in your return, select Delete next to the form.
  6. Confirm your Delete, select Continue. 
  7. If you are filing a state tax return, check under your state for Schedule C as well. 
  8. Repeat until all self-employment forms are deleted, then Continue with my return.


Next, enter the 1099-MISC:

 

  1. Select Income & Expenses from the left-side menu.
  2. Select Edit to the right of Income from Form 1099-MISC.
  3. Select + Add a 1099-MISC.
  4. Enter the information from your 1099-MISC, select Continue.
  5. Enter "Manufacturer spiff payments" for the description on Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC, select Continue.
  6. On the screen Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
    select This was a manufacturer's incentive payment and Continue.
  7. Select No, it didn't involve work like my main job, select Continue.
  8. On the screen, How often did you get income for Manufacturer spiff payments? select I got it in 2023 only. Select Continue.
  9. Select No, it didn't involve an intent to make money, select Continue.
  10. Answer No to the last question and select Continue.

 

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