My son received a small undergraduate fellowship stipend (under $800) for research work with a mentor - no taxes withheld. The professor received a grant for the research. The school never sent a tax form, so my son went ahead and filed his taxes including the amount as taxable SCH income on line 1 of 1040, which is what he did the prior year. Just yesterday, they sent him a 1099-NEC. Is this right??? Seems they should have sent a W-2 or 1099-MISC. He is most definitely not self-employed. Trying to figure out if he needs to file an amended return.
