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You can enter the 1099-NEC as other income, but you will not be able to deduct any expenses against it.  In actuality, if you accepted a "contract" to complete a project or assist with the project, you are considered self-employed to the IRS as an independent contractor.  

See What self-employed expenses can I deduct? for information on how to reduce your taxable income in this situation.

To report your 1099-NEC as self-employment income you can follow these steps:

1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax
2. Search for self employed income (use this exact phrase, don't add a hyphen) and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results
3. Answer Yes on the Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? screen
   • If you land on the Your 2022 self-employed work summary page, select Review next to the work you're adding income for
4. Answer the questions on the following screens until you arrive at Let's enter the income for your work
5. Select the form that applies to your situation and Continue
6. You can enter the info from your 1099 form on the following screens

To enter your 1099-NEC as other income and not deduct expenses you can follow these steps:

1. Within your tax return click on Wages & Income in the black menu bar to the left
2. Click the dropdown for Other Common Income and Start for Form 1099-NEC
3. Answer the questions until you get to the Does one of these uncommon situations apply? screen
4. Click This is not money earned as an employee or self-employed individual, it is from a sporadic activity or hobby (this is not common).
5. Click Done and continue entering/reviewing your return

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