This is from a 1099-INT investments form. I provided the block title and the expense name in the question and it is an expense. Thanks!
please look at page 2 of the link; that is the 1099-int form, you should enter the form your received against the line items noted on page 2. Normally the brokerage firms indicate which lines on their version of the 1099-int map to the official IRS form
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1099int.pdf
if these are management fees, etc. they are not deductible in any event.
what is confusing me is that the 1099-int is to report income; there should not be any expense on there.
The form I received for tax filing was a consolidated 1099, which includes the 1099-DIV, 1099-INT, 1099-B, that 'miscellaneous expense' was under the 1099-B section.