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1099-NEC

ldunkert — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 12:34:01 GMT

I received a 1099-NEC from a company, I was not employee but they gave me a job to do 1 time. I had a full time job with a different company at the time. Now I need to file this. I do not have my own business and never did. Does that make me an Independent Contractor? I have to report this on my taxes, but I don't know how. Can someone help me with this.

Re: 1099-NEC

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:23:17 GMT

The IRS considers you to be an independent contractor since you did not have tax, Social Security or Medicare withheld from your pay, so you have to pay self-employment tax now. You need to use the online Self-Employed software or any version of the CD/download for that. All of your income goes on the same tax return including your W-2 income.

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Re: 1099-NEC

ldunkert — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:28:26 GMT

I have purchased turbo tax deluxe. I do not have a business, it was a 1 time thing. Can't I put it somewhere for personal income? I can't fill in business address or anything, because I am not a business.

Re: 1099-NEC

ldunkert — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:39:47 GMT

Re: 1099-NEC

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 14 Feb 2023 17:42:03 GMT

You use your own address. Sorry. This is confusing to many people the first time they have to enter self-employment income. You have to prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses. You can only do that in onlne Self-Employed or by using any version of the CD/download, which has all of the forms and schedules.