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1099-misc

Forum|Forum|3 months ago
March 17, 2026
1 reply
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Hi,

My husband receive a 1099-misc when he broke his leg at work.

Turbo Tax keeps asking me for the reason. Do I just put broken leg?

I don't know how to answer it as none of their options apply.

Any help anyone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

Thank you for your time.

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Best answer by MelindaS1

If this is a workers' compensation payment, it is 100% nontaxable at the federal and state level, and you should not have received a 1099 for this as "income". Is the amount in box 6? If so, that's a good sign you shouldn't have received this at all. If this is workers' comp, you may need to file an extension of your tax return, and then contact your state workers' comp office to get this worked out: ask them to send a corrected 1099-MISC with 0.00 income.

Reminder - filing an extension of your tax return, does not extend the deadline for payment. If you extend, you can get more months to send in your tax return forms without penalty, but you should make any tax payment you anticipate before the deadline in April.

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If this is a workers' compensation payment, it is 100% nontaxable at the federal and state level, and you should not have received a 1099 for this as "income". Is the amount in box 6? If so, that's a good sign you shouldn't have received this at all. If this is workers' comp, you may need to file an extension of your tax return, and then contact your state workers' comp office to get this worked out: ask them to send a corrected 1099-MISC with 0.00 income.

Reminder - filing an extension of your tax return, does not extend the deadline for payment. If you extend, you can get more months to send in your tax return forms without penalty, but you should make any tax payment you anticipate before the deadline in April.

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Level 2

Hi MelindaS1,

Thank you your quick response.

The amount is listed in box 3.

Every other box on the 1099-misc is blank.

I am at a loss as to what to do. I'm confused.

Any advice on this.

Thank you again for your time.

Level 2

Hi again.

My apologies. I forgot to state that this was a worker's comp.

Thank you again.