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I have been on the phone and on my computer for hours trying to figure this out, so hoping someone else finds this and it helps them. I was on Paid Leave Oregon for the end of 2025 and beginning of 2026. I received a 1099-MISC from the Oregon Employment Department, and I called to confirm from them that this was the correct form (on Turbo Tax's "expert" request- they thought the state sent me the wrong thing?? sure.).   When I went through all the prompts to enter the 1099-Misc, no matter what I did it would turn it into self-employment, adding a schedule C and taxing me at a MUCH higher rate. I half considered entering it as a 1099-G so it would be taxed correctly, but did not want to knowingly do something incorrect... after hours of searching message boards I FINALLY found the issue.   Here are the steps: 1. Enter in the 1099-misc info 2. Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC: "Paid Leave Oregon" (or whatever leave/program it is for) 3. Do one of these uncommon situations apply?: Click "None of these apply" 4. Did the Paid Leave Oregon involve work that's like your main job?: Click "No, it didn't involve work like your main job" 5. How often did you get income for Paid Leave Oregon? THIS IS THE IMPORTANT STEP THAT KEPT MESSING ME UP, AND THE ONLY WAY TO GET IT TO TAX PROPERLY. You absolutely MUST only click the box "You got it in 2025." you can't click for 2024 or 2026 (or past/future years, whenever you're reading this). On this page the only year that matters is the year that is listed on the 1099-MISC. If you click anything additional, the system borks up and counts it as Self Employment and brings in a schedule c, which will tax you more.    This was an ABSOLUTE NIGHTMARE EXPERIENCE and it is crazy that of the 5 "experts" I spoke with, none of them knew this was a problem. Anyway, hope this helps someone out there!!

Hello,   I am an international student, and I got into the USA in Dec 2020, and I haven't left since then. In the past, I filed my taxes with Sprintax as a nonresident alien, but this year I qualify to file as a resident alien. However, my school issues me a Form 1042-S with scholarship and fellowship payment and federal and state taxes withheld. I am using TurboTax and I found a website that explains how to for 1042-S manually on Turbotax here: https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/how-to-report-1042-s/00/3319522 The step-by-step process is: Open your return in TurboTax Click on Wages & Income Scroll down to All Income Scroll down to Less Common Income Scroll down to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C Click Start Scroll down to Other reportable income Answer yes and record this as 1042-S income and then the amount Now to report the tax withheld: With your return open Click on Deductions & Credits Scroll down to Estimates and Other Taxes Paid Click on Other Income Taxes Scroll down to Other Income Taxes Click on Withholding not already entered on a W-2 or 1099 The problem I am facing is that, I have followed these steps and but in the State and Federal taxes withheld under (Withholding not already entered on a W-2 or 1099) but I noticed that after I am done with federal tax and I move to the state tax section, there is another section called "Other Income Taxed by Indiana" asking me to put information about other income.     Should I put the income from my 1042-S here again? I noticed that when I enter that income, it significantly reduces my state return, in fact, I have to pay the state. There is also no place to enter the state tax withheld in this section. What should I do?