robert3951... The company I worked for still exists. TransAmerica (not the company I worked for) administered the 457(b) through the end of 2018 at which time Prudential took it over. When TransAmerica administered the plan, they sent me a W-2. Now that Prudential administers the same plan, they sent me a 1099-MISC. Possibly a a result of answering "Did the 457(b) involve work that's like your main job?", I chose "Yes, it involved work like my main job or it was my main job" rather than "No, it didn't involve work like my main job". Changing that answer (thank you JamesG1) is I think the first clue toward solving my problem. Even doing that though, the 1099-MISC income is still listed on Schedule 1 line 3 as “Business Income" rather than on line 8 as “Other income” (again, thank you JamesG1). So I have more to try, but a few leads.
