AmyC
Expert Alumni

Business & farm

When you answer the questions in the program, it directs the placement of the money. Since it should not be a sch C, let's go through these steps:

  1. Delete what you have
  2. Income and Expenses
  3. Other Common Income
  4. Form 1099-MISC, start
  5. screen Who paid you
  6. enter the 1099-MISC information
  7. Describe the reason 
  8. mutual fund investment
  9. continue
  10. Screen Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
  11. Select None of these apply
  12. continue
  13. Screen Did the 1099 involve work that's like the main job?
  14. Select No
  15. continue
  16. screen How often did he get income?
  17. Select got it in 2019 
  18. continue
  19. screen Did it involve an intent to earn money?
  20. Select No 
  21. continue
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