Jury duty pay - I got a gift card - do I still have to report it?

[edmond_me]

Back in August-2023 I went to jury duty, I didn't get selected and quickly 3 hours later was sent home.

But they sent me a $10 debit card.

Do I still have to declare that? I didn't get any 1099-MISC or 1099-G forms.

Really confused, maybe there is a threshold? But nothing is free

[RobertB4444]

You do declare jury duty pay, although ten bucks shouldn't move the needle much.  

Enter it at the bottom of the 'Wages & Income' section and just put 'Jury Pay' as a description.

@edmond_me 

[edmond_me]

Thanks so much for your reply, yes I see it and I entered it and it didnt really make a difference.

I guess I totally forgot since that was sometime in August, should federal or the state or the court should have sent me some form? I guess they don't for minor numbers such as these, and we just have to remember them?

Thanks,

Edmond

[BillM223 · Accepted solution]

Yessir, if they mailed out 1099s, I am sure that taxpayers would complain at the "waste" of taxpayer dollars.

So you are doing the right thing...