Why is my volunteer fire department length of service award being displayed as a business income, when inserting in Turbo Tax from the1099 Misc form??

gb856 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:17:04 GMT

The company who issued the award to you reported it as in...

DeniseF1 — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 23:17:05 GMT

The company who issued the award to you reported it as income to the IRS on form 1099-MISC.

The form 1099-MISC is an information return used to help businesses/individuals accurately report their income on their tax returns and provides a mechanism for the IRS to ensure that the income was properly reported.

Payments, in the course of your trade or business are issues on Form 1099-MISC. Examples include:

Prizes and awards and certain other payments (see Instructions for Form 1099-MISC, Box 3. Other Income, for more information)

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Why is my volunteer fire department length of service award being displayed as a business income, when inserting in Turbo Tax from the1099 Misc form??

The company who issued the award to you reported it as in...