I appreciate your help! But it's not correct that 1099-NEC requires Schedule C, since I have another 1099-NEC for different circumstances that does not trigger the Schedule C in TurboTax. Granted, this is assuming that things are implemented correctly in TurboTax, and the curious thing is that this situation (legal settlement reported on 1099-NEC) has been causing TurboTax users trouble for at least the past several years. The TurboTax help pages say in multiple places that a legal settlement does not require Schedule C, and yet, TurboTax is triggering it.
My question is: How do I get TurboTax to not trigger the Schedule C for this income? I have clicked the radio button to indicate that it's proceeds from a legal settlement, but that button does not seem to work to plan.
I agree that if my former employer had used 1099-MISC instead, I wouldn't be wrestling with this. But apparently the employer has some leeway as to which form to use.
