Well, for one thing if you are an employee there is no reason for the employer to issue you a Form 1099-MISC or a Form 1099-NEC.
Look at the Form 1099-MISC - Is your payment reported in box 3? If so, see what the IRS considers income in box 3 -
Box 3. Generally, report this amount on the “Other income” line of Schedule 1 (Form 1040) and identify the payment. The amount shown may be payments received as the beneficiary of a deceased employee, prizes, awards, taxable damages, Indian gaming profits, or other taxable income. See Pub. 525. If it is trade or business income, report this amount on Schedule C or F (Form 1040).
To report the Form 1099-MISC -
Click on Federal
Click on Wages & Income
Scroll down to Other Common Income
On Form 1099-MISC, click the start button
Enter your Form 1099-MISC and continue
Enter the reason why you received the form and continue
Click on None of these apply and continue
Click on No, it did not involve work from your main job
Click on the years you got this form
Click on It is not an intent to earn money
