The company that provided Form 1099-MISC should have used Box 3 Other Income. If you're comfortable entering the amount in Box 3 rather than Box 6, you should be able to indicate this was not an intent to make money (a business).
Your other option is to delete your 1099-MISC entry and instead report this as Other Income with a description of "Medical Study Participation."
- Start in Federal Taxes >> Wages & Income >> Less Common Income >> Miscellaneous Income >> Other Reportable Income. Click "Start" and work through the interview.
-- Or search on "other reportable income", click on the "jump to..." link, then answer "No" to other wages. Click Start beside "Other reportable income" and follow the prompts. - After entering the info from the 1099-MISC, continue until you see the question about this being connected to your main job, and say "no."
- Check only the box for 2023 income.
- Then answer that this was not an "intent to make a profit."
Those three answers should classify this as "Other Income", which will appear on Line 8 on Form 1040, and not self-employment on Schedule C.
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