My son went to a trade school to get a job in the union, he has earnings in box 7 on a 1099-misc form. how do i enter it, it keeps thinking he is self employed. Thanks

angie-r · ‎June 4, 2019

macuser_22 · ‎June 4, 2019

1099-MISC box 7 income is self-employed income and if over $400 SE (self-employment) tax must be paid on schedule SE.

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macuser_22 · ‎June 4, 2019

1099-MISC box 7 income is self-employed income and if over $400 SE (self-employment) tax must be paid on schedule SE.

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angie-r · ‎June 4, 2019

What do you add for principal business code?

macuser_22 · ‎June 4, 2019

See schedule C instructions page C17. Depends on what the income was for or unclassified.
<a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf">http://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf</a>

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My son went to a trade school to get a job in the union, he has earnings in box 7 on a 1099-misc form. how do i enter it, it keeps thinking he is self employed. Thanks