The bonus reported on your 1099 NEC is not self employment income.
To report the income on your return:
- Select Federal Taxes
- Click Wages & Income.
- Click "I'll choose what I work on"
- Scroll all the way down to the last section "Less Common Income." Click the Start button for the last topic, "Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C."
- Click the Start button for "Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099."
- The next screen asks "Did you receive any other wages?" Select Yes and click Continue.
- Continue to the screen "Did you earn any other wages? Select Yes and click Continue.
- The next screen asks the source of the other earned income. Select "Employee compensation that was not reported on a W-2." Ignore the note that says not to enter compensation for which you will receive a 1099.
- On the next screen, "Employee Compensation Not Reported on a W-2," click Continue.
- On the next screen, "Report Your Wage Income," enter the employer's name and EIN from your W-2. When entering the EIN, you must enter the hyphen after the first two digits. For Total Wages Received, enter the amount on the 1099-NEC. Select Reason Code H. Click Continue.
- On the next screen, "Report as Wages," click Done.
- This returns you to the Miscellaneous Income screen.
Form 8919 will be included in the return, with reason code H in column (c).
Form 8919 is used to figure and report your share of the uncollected social security and Medicare taxes due on your compensation if you were an employee but were treated as an independent contractor by your employer. By filing this form, your social security earnings will be credited to your social security record.IRS.gov
[Edited, 02/08/2022, 12:09 PST]
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