My employer caused a third party to pay my bonus and the third party issued me a 1099-MISC (box 7). Do I have to pay self-employment tax though I am not self-employed?

rhinkjr · ‎June 1, 2019

TomD8 · ‎June 1, 2019

Your employer made an error. You should not have been issued a 1099-MISC. Employee bonuses are supposed to be included on the employee's W-2. When you enter your 1099-MISC in the Other Common Income section of TurboTax, one of the follow-up pages is titled "Do one of these Uncommon Situations apply?" Choose the response "My employer reported this extra money on a 1099-MISC but it should have been reported on a W-2", and proceed from there.

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My employer caused a third party to pay my bonus and the third party issued me a 1099-MISC (box 7). Do I have to pay self-employment tax though I am not self-employed?