My partner received a 1099-NEC. I am filing our taxes jointly, and TurboTax keeps changing it from them to me as who it is for. I think this is a bug. How get past this?

[danmssnr]

I have tried changing it back several times, I have tried deleting it and re-adding it, but every time it gets changed back to me. Since we are filing jointly, it won't change how much tax we owe, but I don't want to upset the IRS obviously. Is there a way to manually edit the forms that will be filed? This is a bug with TurboTax itself from what I can tell.

[SweetieJean]

Your "Partner"?  You cannot file Joint unless you are legally married under the laws of your state, or meet certain other requirements.

[dmertz]

Do not enter Forms 1099-NEC under 1099-MISC and Other Common Income.  Despite it being listed there and the instructions under Business Items -> Business Income and Expenses saying to enter them under 1099--MISC and Other Common Income, it doesn't work and that method of entry is unsupported.  Delete any Forms 1099-NEC that you entered under 1099-MISC and Other Common Income and instead enter them under Business Items -> Business Income and Expenses, ignoring the instruction to do otherwise.

[danmssnr]

Is there a different version (I have Deluxe) I need to have access to "Business Items"? The closest that I see is "Self Employment.

[danmssnr]

My apologies for the unclear wording. We are married.

[danmssnr · Accepted solution]

Fixed: Contacted tech support. I was entering it in the correct area, and my understanding is that it was a software bug. It has since been fixed.

[dmertz]

Perhaps some fixes have been applied to the online version of TurboTax, but nothing regarding the entry of spouse's Forms 1099-NEC has been fixed in step-by-step mode of the CD/download version of TurboTax.

[Sjpalombo83]

I’m having the same problem! What did they tell you to do to fix it?

I’ve been dealing with this all morning. I deleted all off the 1099-nec and then re-entered and they still go back in the wrong place or disappear. I think it’s a bug, I’ll have to call tech support too.

[danmssnr]

You are correct. I am using the online version. No idea if this issue is present with other versions.

[danmssnr]

I simply tried re-entering it a few hours after contacting tech-support. More specifically, in the online tool I started over (I did this to down-grade the version of Turbo-Tax I was using. I had upgraded it more than I needed in hopes of another way to enter the 1099-NEC) and when I got back to entering the 1099-NEC, it worked. I would go back and make sure it still works, but I have already filed.

[dingera]

I am still having this same issue.

I have updated to most recent updates.  I have the Mac downloaded version.  Every time I try to enter her 1099-NEC it changes to my name.

[macuser_22]

This is a known problem.

SeeL  https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/why-am-i-not-able-to-link-my-1099-nec-to-my-spouse...

[Moglet Ranch]

This was reported in 2021 (in this thread) and the "BUG FIXED"

It is NOT fixed, doing the same thing this year, and now it has taken over the ROLE/Business that has been associated with other filer (i.e. my spouse!)

[Moglet Ranch]

That link is dead.

[DawnC]

Can you clarify what issue you are having with your 1099?   And since this thread is old (some of the links too apparently), here is a link to start a new thread if you would like; it will be seen by more people as a 'new' thread.   

Make sure you have your husband is listed as the owner of the business.   In the business profile/summary area, make sure the correct business owner is checked.   

@Moglet Ranch