Can I amend a return when income was incorrectly documented on a 1099 instead of my W-2?

[Opus 17]

Possibly.  Why do you think your income was reported wrong?  Please give more details.

[mcwood01]

1099 wages are for the exact same duties as the W2 wages. Using IRS 20 question criteria, all wages meet W2 standards, and in no way can be classified as independent contractor work.

[Opus 17]

You got both a 1099-MISC and a W-2 from the same employer?  For which year?  What is your line of work?

[mcwood01]

Yes, 1099 & W2, same employer for 2016. Line of work is firefighting.

[Opus 17]

Generally, if you are a W-2 employee, all your compensation should be reported on your W-2.  (The only exceptions I know of are car salespersons who get 1099-MISC forms for "spiffs" from the manufacturer, and some real estate agents who take a draw from their agency but also get paid a commission.)

When you add the 1099-MISC, there is a page for "special circumstances" ---  one of the check boxes is "I received this 1099 from my employer but it should have been included on my W-2."

If you amend and check that box, Turbotax will prepare a substitute W-2 form, and you will pay the employee share of social security and medicare tax (7.65%) instead of 15% self employment tax.  However, if you deducted any business expenses on your schedule C to reduce your net income, you will also lose the benefit of those deductions.  Amended returns can take 4-6 months to process and the IRS may investigate your employer to determine why you recieved both a 1099 and a W-2.