1099 MISC - RENTS

[Rlandry1]

IF A CLIENT RECEIVED A 1099 MISC FOR RENTS FOR RENTAL ASSISTANT TO HELP HER PAY HER RENT, HOW IS THIS RECORDED IF IT IS NOT TAXABLE INCOME TO HER.

[Critter-3]

Client ?    None of the TT programs can be used by a paid tax professional.

Now ... did the person getting the rent assistance have a 1099-misc issued in their name or was it issued in the landlord's name ?  

And who paid this assistance ?    A private entity or a governmental agency?

[RobertB4444]

A 1099-MISC for rental assistance is provided to the landlord, not the tenant.  If your client received a 1099-MISC for rents paid on her behalf then it was received in error and the landlords information needs to be conveyed to the proper authorities so that they can correct the 1099-MISC and re-issue it.

@Rlandry1 

[Rlandry1]

THE LANDLORD WOULD NOT PROVIDE HIS INFORMATION. IT IS MY MOM AND SHE RECEIVED IT FROM A COMMUNITY ACTION PROGRAM

[JosephS1]

Depending on the amount on the 1099-MISC, to remove it from being a taxable item I suggest you enter it both as a positive amount in "Other common income" since it is on a 1099, and as a negative for the same amount in "Less common income, miscellaneous income".  That would include the income and negate the taxability consequences.

@Rlandry1