Thank you @ToddL99!
It appears, from your research, that because I am not self employed and I received funds from a settlement that there should be "0" in box 10. I will have to contact the Payer for further explanation and likely request a new form. That then should allow me to complete my taxes without having to input information in box 10.
I do have additional questions.
Is it normal for this form to have the 1099-MISC information on the top half but have w-2 information on the bottom half? This form has this format. On the back of the form, for the w-2 portion, it says for box 1 to enter this amount on the wages line of your tax return and for box 2 enter this amount on the federal income tax withheld line of your tax return. It seems like I am also supposed to input this information as a W-2. Have you seen this before and do I also add an additional w-2? Or does the 1099-MISC already capture it as w-2 income tied to my current job and employer from previous years so there is no need to capture it again in a different section?
