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posted Feb 22, 2025 12:28:50 PM

Can I enter a1099 Misc with a one time payment for participation in a research study without being catagorized as self employed?

How do a enter a 1099Misc and not expect to be self employed?

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Expert Alumni
Feb 22, 2025 12:31:47 PM

Follow these steps:

  1. Log in to your return.
  2. Go to income
  3. Scroll down to Other Common Income
  4. Select Income from 1099-MISC
  5. Edit/ Start/ Revisit
  6. Enter income -the income should be in box 3,
  7. Enter tax if any withheld in box 4
  8. Continue
  9. Describe the reason -
  10. continue
  11. None of these apply
  12. Continue
  13. Did this involve main job?
  14. No 
  15. Continue
  16. How often do you get?
  17. Got in 2024 
  18. Continue
  19. Intent to earn money?
  20. No
  21. Continue
  22. Do you have another?
  23. No
  24. Continue