I am doing the tax return for my deceased brother in law. It is showing a tax due both in federal & State. It is showing a self employment tax but he was never self employed. He did receive a 1099-Misc by his former employer in additional to his pension which he received every year for additional medical expenses above Medicare. He was on Medicaid in a nursing home and they had to be paid all his income less $45 for misc. incidentals. What was I suppose to say this $1000 was for? He never paid income tax on his past years.
Delete the 1099-misc entries and any Self-employment entries. You will enter this income as "Other reportable income" under the "Wages & Income" tab.
Since this was not earned income the schedule c should not generate.
I asked about why the IRS was showing other income rpeoted on a 1099 as self emplymnet.
The response was:
Delete the 1099-misc entries and any Self-employment entries. You will enter this income as "Other reportable income" under the "Wages & Income" tab.
Scroll down to "Less Common Income" "Show More" "Start/Revisit" "Miscellaneous Income" "Start/Revisit" "Other Reportable Income" "Yes" Enter description "1099-Misc care" (even though it says not to) Enter the box 3 amount
Since this was not earned income the schedule c should not generate.
However when I could not follow these steps because I don't have a "wages & Income" tab. It says Wages & Salaries. It only has W-2 I can not scroll down so I do not see "Less Common Income" or the rest of your steps. I am using Turbo Tax Home & Business, Should I instead get a 1040EZ or other form or try e file?
No, Form 1040EZ is no longer available.
The steps provided were for TurboTax Online.
For TurboTax Home & Business, follow these steps:
To see this income, go to Forms Mode and select Schedule 1 from the Forms in My Return. You will see the amount posted on Line 8.
Our condolences for your loss. If he will receive a refund, include Form 1310 in the return so that the refund can be issued to the personal representative. See: Can I file Form 1310 in TurboTax?
You may wish to review this resource for more tax guidance about your situation: Death in the Family.
For full details, see IRS Resource: 2020 Publication 559: Survivors, Executors, and Administrators.