Do I claim a class action settlement?

[allformari]

The amount received was under $200.

[NicoleU · Accepted solution]

Yes, legal settlements are reported as "Other Taxable Income."

You may or may not receive a 1099-MISC reporting the income. Regardless, this is how you should enter it:

1. Click on Federal Taxes 
2. Wages & Income > I'll choose what I work on.
3. Other Common Income section, click Show more
4. Form 1099-MISC, click on the Start/Update
   
5. Did you get a 1099-MISC?, click Yes
6. Let's get the info from your 1099-MISC, box 3 Other Income, click Continue
   
7. Describe the reason for this 1099-MISC, click Continue
8. Select This was money from a lawsuit settlement on the Does one of these uncommon situations apply? screen and then answer the back wages question before clicking Continue.
   

[MorningSleeper]

Most class action lawsuit settlements do not send a 1099-MISC, if you did not receive one and follow this answer, it will show a red exclamation point error, asking for EIN or SSN which one is not going to have if they don't send a 1099-MISC.

To resolve, follow instructions in following answer.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4324380-i-recieved-a-class-action-lawsuit-settlement-from-fedex-co...