Q. Is it the same thing to add my 1099-NEC under the ‘add 1099-Nec’ title and then check the box that says ‘these wages should have been reported on my w-2’ ?
A. Yes
Confirming Thomas125's reply:
-Enter in the 1099-NEC section.
-At the "Does one of these uncommon situations apply?" screen, check "(your name)'s employer reported this income on a 1099-NEC but it should have been on a W-2"
TurboTax will generate form 8919 to have you pay the employee's share of social security and Medicare tax.
By not reporting this income as self employment, there is a chance that the IRS will contact your employer to collect the Employer's share of social security and Medicare tax.
MayaD's answer isn't wrong. It's an alternate, and longer, way to do it.
