i'm just trying to find where i put my 1099 nec info from the company who issued it to me. All i'm getting is info as if i'm the owner

[AmyC]

If you worked somewhere as a contractor, you were given money with no taxes withheld - no Medicare, no Social Security, nothing. You must pay those taxes. As a w2 employee, the employee pays half and the employer pays half. As a contractor, you pay it all. The way to pay this tax is to file a Sch C and you are the business owner for what you did to earn that income. See:

• Am I considered self-employed?   
• What is the self-employment tax?  

On the other hand, maybe you have a job and they gave you this in addition to a w2. Then select the box under uncommon situations that this money should have been on your w2.

[knthomas623]

I understand what my position is what I’m asking is where do I input the information from the company that sent me the 1099 NEC  is asking me for information as if I’m the business I am not where do I put in the TIN numbers and how much I was paid for the job this is what I need to know.

[JamesG1]

For what reason did the company pay you money in 2024?  That may help clarify your question.

@AmyC is correct.  The IRS presumes that 1099-NEC income is self-employment income that is subject to:

• Self-employment income computed on Schedule SE. as well as 
• Income tax computed on IRS Form 1040.

Income on IRS form 1099-NEC not reported to the IRS will likely prompt an inquiry from the IRS.

IRS Instructions for Forms 1099-MISC and 1099-NEC, page 7 states:

Specific Instructions for Form 1099-NEC

File Form 1099-NEC, Nonemployee Compensation, for each person in the course of your business to whom you have paid the following during the year.  At least $600 in: 

• Services performed by someone who is not your employee (including parts and materials) (box 1); or
• Payments to an attorney (box 1). 

[knthomas623]

I got paid as an independent contractor for working Conventions. The owner of the business sent me the 1099NEC I’m just asking where to put the information from the 1099NEC. I am NOT self employed the company just didn’t take the taxes out. ALL of my other income is w-2’s. I keep getting advice as if  I own the company I’m the worker not the owner

[CatinaT1]

You are a business in the IRS eyes. 

You do not have to carry on regular full-time business activities to be considered self-employed. This is non-employee compensation. You were contracted to do a job, not employed to do a job.  You will need to file a Schedule C for Business Income and Expenses and pay Self-Employment tax on this income.

• What's the difference between self-employment income and other income?
• Am I considered self-employed?
• How is being self-employed different from being an employee?
• How do I report income from self-employment?