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You can contact the employer and have them fix this.  An employer cannot issue a 1099-NEC to an employee even for commissions. Issuing the 1099-NEC keeps them from paying their share of the FICA taxes.  It also stops them from withholding his FICA taxes which means he will need to pay them. 

You will need to enter your income by selecting the following:

1. Income
2. Show More next to Less Common Income
3. Start next to Misc Income
4. Start next Other income not already reported on a form W-2 or Form 1099
5. Yes to did you receive any other wages
6. Continue through to did you earn any other wages and answer yes
7. Select employee compensation that was not reported on a W-2
8. Hit continue
9. Report your wages and select I received a 1099 for this income use reason code H

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