Please delete the 1099-MISC you entered and re-enter it as follows.
Sign into your account and return. Click the “Pick up where
I left off” bar
Click on Federal
on the left side-bar, then Wages &
Income along the top.
When you get to the Income section, Scroll down to Other Common Income and Click
Show more
Click Start or Revisit for Form
1099-MISC
Enter a description
for the non-work income, such as “Fringe Benefit” for the reason and Continue
Click “None of these apply.” at the bottom of
the list for “Does one of these uncommon situations apply? And Continue
Answer “No,
it didn’t involve work like my main job.” on the next screen and Continue.
Click the year
you got the reward and Continue (if you received this income for more than 2 years, the IRS
will consider it as self-employment)
Answer “No, it didn’t involve an intent to earn
money.” on the next screen and continue.
Do you have another
1099-MISC? Click No and Continue
Click Done.
The income will show as a line item on line 21 of Schedule 1
of the 1040 and not as Self-employment.
