Deductions & credits

You must include the 1099-NEC as income. It is not business income so let's go through the steps. Online and desktop have a little difference but this should get you through either one.

1. Open your return to the federal income section
2. Select income from Form 1099-NEC
3. Enter the information from your form
4. Continue
5. Describe the reason -mileage reimbursed
6. Continue
7. Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
8. Select not earned, sporadic, hobby - the screenshots are very different but you need hobby
9. Continue
10. See the NEC summary
11. Done

Screenshots are a mix of desktop and online.

Step 1 - Adding 1099-NEC