My wife participated in a Covid Vaccine trial. The study paid her $895. They sent a 1099-MISC with the $895 reported in box 6. If I enter box 6 in Turbo Tax, it forces me to create a self-employed form C. That does not seem to be appropriate. If I place the entry in box 3 then I don't have to create a from C and can properly select "was in a research study and this was the payment". I'm afraid that if I put the entry in box 3 then the IRS will 'kick it back' because it does not match the 1099-MISC submitted by the trial organization. I read the IRS instructions and it is clear the trial organization is reporting it in the wrong box. The trial organization is being less than helpful bout supplying a corrected 1099-MISC. What should I do?
