I am a first responder and received a state of florida check. I recieved a 1099-NEC for federal taxes. How do I claim this? Turbotax has me adding it as self employment.

If this work as a first responder was performed by you but not part of a business, then you would report the income as other income.   You would need to report this income as self-employment income only if being a first responder was something you did on a regular and continuous basis or if you held yourself out as being available to perform work of this type.  

 

To enter other income in TurboTax online, click on Wages & Income, scroll down the page to Less common income, click on the drop-down arrow and select Miscellaneous Income.  From the list, select Other reportable income and respond to the questions on the screens that follow.  

 

@gpike13

I work full time for county government. We received a state stimulus payment and we received a 1099 for it. 

The state stimulus payment is not considered self-employment. It can be entered as other income without having to pay self-employed taxes.

 

1. Sign in to your TurboTax account.
2. Click on Federal Taxes tab.
3. Choose Wages and Income.
4. Scroll down to Other Common Income
5. Select 1099 -NEC
6. Enter the 1099 NEC information'
7. Then it asks for a description of the income. Give it the proper description.
8. When you reach a page that says Does one of these uncommon situations apply? 
9. Select This is not money earned as an employee or self-employed individual, it is from a sporadic activity or hobby (this is not common).
10. This will then be taxed as common income and not business income.

Even though the payment was related to your occupation, this is not considered self-employment.

 

Please see the discussion about this issue by Experts and others who have received the same 1099-NEC.

 

@gpike13