@Critter-3 wrote:
An option which would achieve the same bottom line and avoid any IRS letters would be to enter the 1099-NEC on the Sch C where the IRS computers expect to see it be reported and then enter a misc deduction for the entire amount to negate the income.
But then you are filing a completely incorrect tax return because you are afraid of a computer. I would not do this, and I think I need to unsubscribe and not make further comments.
