A 1099-misc from the state for a national board certified teacher incentive. It keeps trying to make it a self employment but no work has been done. How do I report?

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A 1099-misc from the state for a national board certified teacher incentive. It keeps trying to make it a self employment but no work has been done. How do I report?

If you receive a form 1099-MISC for a certified teacher incentive, then you are not considered as self-employed and do not need to file a Schedule C.

In TurboTax, enter your form 1099-MISC and follow the interview until you arrive at the page titled Did this involve an intent to earn money?. Answer that this did not involve an intent to earn money. The amount will be reported as Miscellaneous income and will not be subject to Self-employment tax.

Even if you receive this incentive every year, say that you received the 1099-MISC only in 2018, not in previous years and not in 2019, you will then have the screen where you can say that it did not involve an intent to earn money.

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A 1099-misc from the state for a national board certified teacher incentive. It keeps trying to make it a self employment but no work has been done. How do I report?

If you receive a form 1099-MISC for a certified teacher incentive, then you are not considered as self-employed and do not need to file a Schedule C.

In TurboTax, enter your form 1099-MISC and follow the interview until you arrive at the page titled Did this involve an intent to earn money?. Answer that this did not involve an intent to earn money. The amount will be reported as Miscellaneous income and will not be subject to Self-employment tax.

Even if you receive this incentive every year, say that you received the 1099-MISC only in 2018, not in previous years and not in 2019, you will then have the screen where you can say that it did not involve an intent to earn money.

Please see the attached screenshot:

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**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

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