My deceased husband employer issued a 1099-misc form to me. how do i include this so it's not concern self employment income

[4321wddt]

my husband past 12/15  his employer issued the 1099-misc form to me because of unused vacation time, etc that was paid in 01/16

[IsabellaG · Accepted solution]

Since this was paid in the year after he died, this should be reported on a 1099-MISC to you , but it isn't subject to self-employment tax. This  type of "income in respect of a decedent" should be reported as other income in box 3 of Form 1099-MISC. 

This is reported as a 1099-MISC for  "other income."  You would describe the income as Income in Respect of a Decedent/unused vacation time, and check that it is not like your main job and does not involve an intent to earn money.

See IRS Publication 559, page 10, in the section Specific Types of Income in Respect of a Decedent.

If the employer didn’t do this correctly, you should contact them for a corrected 1099-MISC.

[amimarie]

I have the same issue.  My mother receives a 1099-MISC every year for Health Insurance paid by her deceased husband.  Turbo tax is calculating self-employment tax.  How do I fix this?