Having only Box 18 reported makes little sense.
Also, an "employer" shouldn't issue a 1099-MISC to their employees, they should issue a W-2.
Look at the top of this 1099-MISC to see if the "CORRECTED" box is checked. If it is, match this 1099-MISC to the original and enter them both as one.
If the corrected box is not checked, or you don't have any other 1099-MISC from them, contact the person that issued this 1099-MISC to find out what it means.
People report the 1099-MISC, so it could be a human error.
By employer I mean the guy that hired my husband to do some construction work for him, so there wouldn't be a W2. We already filed our tax return with the existing 1099 misc, do you think it would flag us as an error with IRS? Corrected is not checked.
Box 18 on a 1099-MISC reports the state income. I am assuming you previously received a 1099-MISC from him. If you already reported the state income on your state return, there is no need to file an amendment, and no, it should not be a red flag to the IRS since it is not reporting anything different for the Federal return.
Just check and make sure the income flowed through to the state, as it should have if you reported the income (originally) on your Schedule C.
Keep a copy of this 1099-MISC with your tax file, but if the only box reported is box 18, and that income was already reported on your state return (even if through your Schedule C) there is nothing more you need to do.
My husband didn't in 2017, he only did some small jobs for him. Last year it was a little over 10,000, so he sent the 1099 misc. Should I have included that amount in the Schedule C earnings as well then? I thought if I put whatever is on 1099 misc and it's under my husband's name, it's added to his income, and shouldn't be added anywhere else.
Where did you enter the 1099-misc? It looks like you have a schedule C, did the 10,000 go on his schedule C, if not, where was it reported on your 1040?
I went through guided Turbo Tax, so when I got his portion, I entered what he had earned as Cash/checks, then it asked for 1099 misc, so I added all the ones that he had (he had 4 of them), they're all listed there. For each 1099 misc, I entered the info in the appropriate box that was filled in in each 1099 misc, since they have to match to what was sent. 1 person had $$ in box 7, 1 had $$ in 7 and 18, and this one I'm questioning, sent us 2 of the (for 2 different companies he owns) 1 had amount in box 3, but was scratched out and then $$ in box 18 and the 2nd one had only $$ in box 18.