JamesG1
Expert Alumni

Business & farm

1099-Misc income can be directed to different places on the tax return.

 

The general rule is that 1099-Misc box 7 income is directed to self-employment income, probably generating a self-employment tax a qualified business income deduction.

 

This is why you are seeing the income in the Business section.

 

You will have to re-trace your entries to see what questions you answered.  That is what led it to be posted in the Business section.

 

The IRS presumes that 1099-Misc box 7 income is self-employment income.

 

See this help.

 

You may be able to put 1099-misc income in the Search function in the upper right hand corner of the screen.

 

Click Jump to 1099-Misc income.

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