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I received a 1099 MISC for maternity leave from an insurance company. This is not self employment. Turbo Tax is asking what employment it is for.

 
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SharonD007
Employee Tax Expert

I received a 1099 MISC for maternity leave from an insurance company. This is not self employment. Turbo Tax is asking what employment it is for.

You can enter your 1099-MISC as "Other Income" . First, delete the original 1099-MISC that you entered, then enter it again. 

 

Follow the instructions in the TurboTax article How do I edit or delete a 1099-MISC? to delete your original 1099-MISC.

 

You can enter the income as “Other Income” so it won’t be subject to self-employment taxes.  Follow the steps below:

  1. Open TurboTax
  2. Select Federal Taxes
  3. Select Wages & Income
  4. select Start by Form 1099-MISC under Other Come Income
  5. Select Yes to Did you get a 1099-MISC?
  6. Follow the prompts to enter your 1099-MISC
  7. Enter the reason to Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC 
  8. Select None of these apply to Does one of these uncommon situations apply?
  9. Select No to it didn’t involve work like your main job
  10. Make your selection to How often did you get the income?
  11. Select No to Did it involve an intent to earn money?
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