1099-misc for family leave

[markdn]

received 1099-misc for family leave. when entered into turbo tax it is treated as self employed business income.how can it be entered to be taxed properly

[PatriciaV]

You have the option to report this as "Other Income" on your tax return rather than as self-employment income on Schedule C. 

1. Start in Federal Taxes >> Wages & Income >> Other Common Income >> Income From Form 1099-MISC. Click "Start" and work through the interview.
2. After entering the info from the 1099-MISC, continue until you see the question about this being connected to your main job, and say "no." 
3. Check only the box for 2023 income. 
4. Then answer that this was not an "intent to make a profit."
5. Those three answers should classify this as "Other Income", which will appear on Line 8 on Form 1040.

[Ernie219]

TurboTax still listed the Paid Family Leave as self employment income if Federal taxes were withheld on Form 1099-MISC. To correct this, I had to delete schedule C and then the income reverted back to "other income".