System putting keeps 1099-Misc on the wrong schedule

To report the 1099-Misc so that self-employment tax is not computed, follow these steps:

• Down the left side of the screen, click on Federal.
• Down the left side of the screen, click on Wages & Income.
• At the screen Your tax breaks, scroll down Other Common Income.  Click Show more.
• Click on Start / Revisit to the right of Form 1099-Misc.
• Enter the form information, click Continue.
• At the screen Describe the reason for this 1099-Misc, enter the reason.  Click Continue.
• At the screen Does one of these uncommon situations apply?, click on None of these apply.
• At the screen Does the xxx involve work, click on No, it didn’t involve work.
• At the screen Did the xxx involve an intent to earn money?, click on No, it didn’t.

The income should be reported as Other Income on line 8 Part I of the 1040 Schedule 1 and not be subject to self-employment tax.

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