Vanessa A
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If this is not a business and you just sold the tickets as a one time thing, then you would enter the 1099-NEC and take the following steps to enter the form and your cost basis.

 

To enter the 1099 NEC as non-self-employment income take the following steps:

  1. Income
  2. 1099-Nec under Other Common Income
  3. Enter the information from the 1099-NEC
  4. Continue through to Does one of these uncommon situations apply?  Select "this is not money earned as an employee or self-employed individual, it is from a sporadic activity or hobby (this is not common)

Next, to back out your cost basis, you will select

Then you will take the following steps to remove the income:

  1. Income
  2. Less Common Income
  3. Miscellaneous Income
  4. Other Reportable Income
  5. Answer Yes to Any Other Taxable Income
  6. Enter the description such as 1099-NEC received for sale of tickets
  7. Enter the amount on the amount you paid for the tickets as a negative number. 
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