DawnC
Employee Tax Expert

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

That is correct.   If you enter an amount for back wages, TurboTax will move that amount to earned income and since you already have a W-2 to report the earned income portion, you should answer No to the back wages questions.   TurboTax will put the full amount on Line 8 of Form 1040.  

 

Only answer Yes to the back wages questions if a portion of the 1099-Misc amount represents back wages.  

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