Since the income reported on your Form 1099-MISC is not
directly for services performed but it is a bonus award, you can use the
following steps to report it as other income and not self-employment income.
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On the top row of the
TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax
locate the search box in the upper right corner)
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This opens a box where you
can type in “1099-MISC” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and
click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
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The search results will
give you an option to “Jump to 1099-MISC"
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Click on the blue “Jump
to 1099-MISC” link
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Enter the information from
your 1099-MISC, then click Continue
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Enter a description for the
income, then click Continue
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Select None of these apply, then click Continue
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Select No, it did not involve work like my main job, then click Continue
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Select I got it in 2018, then click Continue
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Select No, it didn’t involve an intent to earn money, then click Continue
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This will place the income
on line 21 of Schedule 1 under Other
Income
