For the last 4 years, my husband receives a Christmas bonus check from one of the unions he worked for. Since this is from the union's bonus fund and not husband's own retirement fund, the union reports it on a 1099 MISC. Every time I enter it, Turbotax keeps treating it like a side job, tries to force me to fill out a schedule C. There is no longer an option that allows me to select "No, it didn’t involve an intent to earn money” and so I am in a never ending circle. Because I am self employed and have a schedule C with a small income, we have in our joint return a 1099 MISC in my name, but TT keeps trying to treat this Christmas bonus as another business, is charging us self-employment tax, etc. What do I do??? I really need to file taxes and get our refund, and this is getting frustrating. Why is the "not an intent to earn money" option now gone?
