Try clearing the return and starting over. To do this click Tax Tools>>Clear and Start Over. This will remove any other hidden forms and not have you trying to delete the problem forms. It sounds like something you entered made the program think this was unearned income. The 1099-Misc can sometimes report unearned income so depending how the questions were answered, this may have triggered the kitty tax.
Then after you enter his personal info go directly to the business income section.
To enter your self-employment income click the following:
- Federal
- Income and Expenses
- Show More next to Self-Employment
- Start or Revisit next to Self-Employment
- Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expense
- Enter the type of self-employment work you do
- Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info"
- Click Looks good
- Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business. It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks. Select the one that applies to you and hit continue
- If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income
- Enter the 1099-NEC income on the next screen
Also, remember, when you enter his forms, it may seem like a higher tax rate than it seems it should be because he will be paying an extra 15.3% for self-employment tax.
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