@ErnieS0
I just contacted the payer. She had explained 50% is treated as income and 50% is treated as non wages. She also said to ask about claiming an above line deduction for my pro rata share of attorney fees and costs.
I am assuming that explanation was answered by you stating I am unable to deduct box 10 (gross proceeds paid to an attorney) and you provided the link.
So then, to finish filing my taxes, I just want to confirm what I am doing before I submit. I should delete the 1099-MISC that I have started and move it to that miscellaneous income section as you had mentioned. Do I put the entire amount (sum of box 3 and 10) in that section? Or does only part of it go there?
I only ask because I assume I do not delete the w-2 portion and that part is already included as a w-2. The amount in box 3 of 1099-MISC is the same wages the W-2 is reporting.
