1099 NEC clinical drug trial participant

[brylesdad]

Turbo tax has an article from 2019 saying don't include payments to participants of drug trials as income and to check the special circumstances exception for drug trials.

There is no special exception for drug trials.  Is this advice still good?  The only thing left is "hobby,' which the form says is rare.

Thanks in advance

[Vanessa A]

The program has changed a bit, but basically, your drug trial payment still will not be considered self-employment, it is still other income.

 To enter the 1099 NEC as non-self-employment income take the following steps:

• Income
• 1099-Nec under Other Common Income
• Enter the information from the 1099-NEC
• Continue through to Does one of these uncommon situations apply?  Select "this is not money earned as an employee or self-employed individual, it is from a sporadic activity or hobby (this is not common)