You are not being advised to enter the 1099-MISC as a 1099-NEC. As @DawnC posted, you need to review your 1099-MISC entry to ensure it is not marked as self-employment or related to a job.
You can see Why am I getting a 1099-MISC error? to get updated or you can follow these steps to delete and re-enter your 1099-MISC:
- Within your return, click on Tax Tools in the black menu on the left side of the screen.
- Click on Tools.
- Click on Delete a Form.
- Scroll down to your Schedule C and click Delete.
- Under Federal in the black menu bar click Wages & Income to get back into your tax returns
- Open or continue your return
- Select the magnifying glass and search for 1099-misc. Select the Jump-to link
- Answer Yes to Did you get a 1099-MISC?
- If you already entered a 1099-MISC, you'll be on the 1099-MISC Summary screen, in which case you'll select Add Another 1099-MISC
- Enter the info from your form into the corresponding boxes
- If you need to enter boxes 4–6 or 8–17, check My form has other info in boxes 1–17 to expand the form
- Continue answering the following questions (paying close attention to the Does one of these uncommon situations apply screen as DawnC posted)
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