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posted Mar 1, 2026 12:46:30 PM

1099 misc - prevailing wages

When I e enter the 1099 Misc. for Prevailing Wages box # 3 other income & Box # 4 , turbo tax wants to treat this as other income and make me do a schedule C? It is simply for Prevailing Wages and not a business??

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Employee Tax Expert
Mar 1, 2026 1:09:06 PM

To enter your Form 1099-Misc that is not related to a business and to avoid the "running a business" questions, do the following:

 

  1. Go to Wages & Income
  2. Click on the + Add more income box
  3. Scroll down the screen until you see Other Common Income and click the down arrow to show more
  4. Choose Add to the right of the Misc. income line
  5. Click + Add another 1099-Misc
  6. Enter the info from your Form 1099-Misc into the corresponding boxes
  7. If you need to enter boxes 4–6 or 8–17, check My form has other info in boxes 1–17
  8. Click Continue
  9. Enter a reason for this Form 1099-Misc, (e.g. prevailing wages), then Continue
  10. Next you will see, Does one of these uncommon situations apply? Check None of these apply and Continue
  11. Did the __  involve work that's like your main job? Check, No, it didn't involve work like my main job and Continue
  12. How often did you get income for __? Check the You got it in 2025 box and Continue
  13. Did the __ involve an intent to earn money? Check, No, it didn't involve an intent to earn money and Continue