Should I have to pay taxes on a 1099-NEC that has "non employee compensation" from a student loan credit disbursement and Cares Act distribution?

When a student loan is forgiven, you don’t have to pay the debt back. However, in most cases, the forgiven balance could then be considered money you received as a benefit, making it taxable income. 

To avoid also be subject to self-employment tax, I suggest you post it using these guidelines.

• Wages & Income
• 1099 MISC and Other Common Income
• Select Income from a 1099-NEC
• Enter payer's name
• EIN Number
• Amount you received
• State what it was for
• Click None of these apply
• No you do not have expenses to enter

None of these apply is no longer an option. We received additional forgiveness from the TX Higher Education Fund for teaching a low-income school for 5+ years. They classified this as a 1099-NEC. We are not self-employed.

The new rules have your student loan forgiven with no tax implications through 2025. You will need to report it, since you received the form and then subtract the income back out. The program and worksheets are just that, we need your actual tax return to be correct. Follow these steps:

Step 1:

Report the NEC

1. Open your return to the federal income section
2. Enter the 1099-NEC into the program
3. describe the reason, continue
4. Uncommon situations, select from sporadic activity or hobby to get this reported correctly on the tax forms, continue

Step 2:

Subtract the income from your return

1. scroll down to Less Common Income
2. select Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 109-C, start
3. select Other reportable income
4. Other taxable income, select Yes
5. Enter description, student loan forgiveness
6. Enter amount as negative , use the minus sign in front of the dollar value
7. continue

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