JohnB5677
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Retirement tax questions

If this 1099-NEC is a severance package or back wages of some kind, you are correct.  When entering the 1099-NEC you will come to the question:

  • Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
  • "Your" employer reported this extra money on a 1099-NEC, but it should have been reported on a W-2.

You will be subject to self-employment taxes.

The self-employment tax rate is 15.3%. That rate is the sum of 12.4% for Social Security and 2.9% for Medicare.

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