@nsbm wrote:
I have the same issue as OP (income was taxable grant reported by 1099-g), but when I follow @ErnieS0 steps, it tells me not to put amounts greater than $2300 per employer. Otherwise, you need to request a W-2 which my institution will not give me as a post-doc.
I don't believe that is the best answer.
@Hal_Al comments?
I believe the better way to enter a graduate stipend is through the education deduction interview. (Yes, deductions.) You indicate you don't have a 1098-T, you don't have other tuition payments, and keep going, and eventually it will ask you if you have taxable stipends or fellowships. I believe that if you enter the stipend in this location, it will be recognized as compensation for IRA purposes. It's possible that if you enter a stipend, and don't enter the 1099 as a 1099, the IRS will send a letter asking for the the 1099, but you would reply by pointing out that you did report the income in the correct place.
(As best I can recall, regardless of what kind of 1099 the payor issues, your stipend should be reported on line 1 with "SCH" next to it, instead of on schedule 1 or someplace else.)
