I have a 1099-MISC for income earned as a consultant. I didn't get this error a couple weeks back when I ran Smart Check I have no idea where the "difficulty of payments exclusion box" is. The worksheet flagging this 'error' is saying to use Schedule C with "Consultant" in the box. Unlinking that on the worksheet really gets the wheels turning! But not I think correctly.
One expert is saying enter the info as a 1099-NEC. It may come out the same, but this isn't accurate. Another expert is saying never do that.
Fix this TurboTax.
