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1099 misc box 3, NOT self-employed

Forum|Forum|7 years ago
June 1, 2019
11 replies
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State filing:
1.  asking for buisiness id #.  what do i put since i am not self-employed yet i received a 1099 misc with an amount in just box 3?

2. state filing:  asking for business product. what do i put in?
3.  state filing:  asking for business activity. what do i put in?
4.  state filing: asking for hawaii gross receipt. do i put in the amount from box 3 of the 1099 misc form?

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Best answer by Hal_Al

TurboTax (TT) aggressively steers you to self employment*.

That said, the key to getting TT to treat it as other income is to follow these steps:

Enter the 1099-Misc

On the next screen Describe what the payment was for

On the next screen select "none of these apply"

On the next screen select "No it didn't involve work like my main job"

On the next screen select "I got it in 2016" ONLY (lying to TT to get it to do what you want does not constitute lying to the IRS)

On the next screen select No, it didn't involve intent to earn money

TT will put the amount on line 21 of form 1040 as other income

*The IRS considers cash income, with or without a 1099-MISC, for work performed, to be self employment income.

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TurboTax (TT) aggressively steers you to self employment*.

That said, the key to getting TT to treat it as other income is to follow these steps:

Enter the 1099-Misc

On the next screen Describe what the payment was for

On the next screen select "none of these apply"

On the next screen select "No it didn't involve work like my main job"

On the next screen select "I got it in 2016" ONLY (lying to TT to get it to do what you want does not constitute lying to the IRS)

On the next screen select No, it didn't involve intent to earn money

TT will put the amount on line 21 of form 1040 as other income

*The IRS considers cash income, with or without a 1099-MISC, for work performed, to be self employment income.

bj2Author

Level 2

Thanks! When filing with 'State' and it is asking for business id #, business product, and business activities, should i leave all blank or should i put in something (ss# under business id # and such) ?