@Fiveboys20 wrote:
I got a 1099 nec do I file self employment although I am not concerted self employed
Almost everyone who gets a 1099-NEC is self-employed, even if they don't have a formal business. If you are an independent contractor, subcontractor, this is a side gig, etc., then you are self-employed. If this money was compensation for a service you performed or a product you supplied, it is usually self-employment income.
The IRS will also assume that any money reported on a 1099-NEC is self-employment. If you declare it as "other income" (such as from a prize or hobby), then you can expect to get a letter from the IRS telling you that you need to include a Schedule SE to pay self-employment tax, and they will include a bill for tax plus interest. You would then have to reply to the letter with your own explanation and documents proving this was not self-employment income.
