I got a 1099-MISC from my last employer in 2020. I was never self employed or worked as freelancer. How should I report it ?

[abhishek-gupta-c]

It appears this 1099 MISC is meant to correct for some w2 mistake or income that was not reported earlier in w2.  I was never on contract.  I see only "self employment" option for this one

[fanfare]

Which box?

If it is box 3 or 8, that is Other Income.

[abhishek-gupta-c]

It is box 3 , and yes other income. But when I fill it , it always takes me to "Self employment " flow and asks questions on self employment. Nowhere I can put it as simple income and be done with it

[abhishek-gupta-c]

And again, this is not self employment. I want to avoid using the term self emplyment or side job because we are on H1b visa and cant have 2 jobs like that

[LinaJ2020]

You would enter under "Other Income".  Here are the steps:

In TurboTax online,

• Sign into your account, select Pick up where you left off
• To the right upper corner, in the search box, type in "other reportable income" and Enter
• Select Jump to other reportable income
• Next screen, Other Wages Received, select Yes to continue and follow prompts
• On screen," Enter Source of Other Income", select "Employee Compensation was not reported on W-2"
• Follow prompts to fill out Form 8919 and SS-8

Form 8919 is the form you need to report uncollected FICA taxes and Form SS-8  is a form to request a determination of the status of a worker for purposes of federal employment taxes and income tax withholding.

@ abhishek-gupta-c

[Hal_Al]

Based on your description of why you got this money (essentially additional wages), LinaJ2020"s reply is the correct way to handle the 1099-Misc.   It will have you pay the employee's share of FICA. You can avoid form SS-8 by selecting reason code H. 

But your question was: how can I put it as simple income and be done with it

Enter the 1099-Misc

On the next screen Describe what the payment was for

On the next screen select "none of these apply"

On the next screen select "No it didn't involve work like my main job"

On the next screen select "I got it in 2020" ONLY

On the next screen select No, it didn't involve intent to earn money

TT will put the amount on line 8  of Schedule 1 as other income