Thank you for your good and helpful suggestions. I have followed your suggestions. But what happens to the 1099G which I have received from the institution where I am a post doc fellow and which has been sent by my employer to the IRS? Turbo Tax asks me if I have received a 1099G. The answer would be "yes" but then I am not going to report the stipend amount that appears on the 1099G. So how do I handle this? Won't the IRS look for the income reported in the 1099G since they will get a copy sent to them?
Also in doing this in the manner you suggested, I have free-texted a description of the income and my intent to report as income on line 1. But that form comes up as "only for your records" rather than on a form that will be sent to IRS if I electronically file (which would be my intent). Instead should I print and mail my return so I can send a supporting statement about how I have moved the income reported on the 1099G to line 1 of the 1040?
Thanks again.
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