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After you file

To enter miscellaneous income not reported on 1099-MISC (your stipend)

  1. Log into your account and continue (if not already there).
  2. In the Search box (top right-hand corner), type “miscellaneous income”.
  3. Click on the Magnifying Glass icon.
  4. Click on “Jump to miscellaneous income” link high-lighted in Blue.
  5. Click on No tab when asked “Did you get a 1099-MISC?”
  6. Scroll down to Less Common Income
  7. Click on Show more (if not already open)
  8. Click on Start (or Revisit) tab next to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C
  9. Click on Start tab next to “Other Income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099
  10. Answer Yes on the Did you receive any other wages? Screen, Continue.
  11. Continue past Wages Earned as a Household Employee and Sick or Disability Pay
  12. Answer Yes on the Any Other Earned Income screen
  13. Choose Other on the Enter Source of Other Earned Income screen
  14. Enter your stipend information on the Any Other Earned Income screen (Description & Amount).

This will report your stipend on line 7 of your Form 1040, and you will not be subject to Self Employment Tax.