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It depends. If you were paid for a service as an independent contractor then this would be considered self employment income. This would require social security and medicare taxes (self employment tax) to be paid on this income.
If you believe you are not self employed it can be handled differently by adding the income to your return without paying the self employment tax.
Key questions to consider are:
If you believe you are not a self employed person you can report the income as 'Other Income'. Be prepared to show your reasons and tax records to prove your point.
To report this as Other Income you can use the following steps.
Go to the Wages and Income section of TurboTax
See the IRS Form SS-8 to determine if you should have been paid as an employee. If you believe this should have been reported as wages by your employer you can use the steps below. You would pay your normal half of social security and medicare, then the IRS would go after your employer for their share.
On the dotted line to the left of the amount on line 1 there will be a notation "F8919" and the amount. Form 8919 will be included in the return, with reason code H in column (c). Form 8919 will calculate the Social Security and Medicare taxes that your employer should have withheld from the bonus. The total of these taxes will appear on Schedule 2, line 6, and will be included in your total tax liability.
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