Form W-2 and 1099 reporting the same income.

[MartyS2]

I received both a W-2 and a 1099 MIsc from a suit for back wages. Both forms are for the same amount. How do I handle the forms?

[Kat]

Did you receive both tax documents from the same issuer?  

[MartyS2]

Yes

[BillM223]

Assuming that you can't get the issuer to issue a corrected W-2 or 1099 (or even admit that there is a problem), what you can do is enter both forms into TurboTax (which the IRS will expect, because they have copies of both), then in Wages & Income->Less Common Income->Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C->Other reportable income enter "Adjustment for duplicate income" and the negative of the amount on either the W-2 or 1099.

This will appear on Line 8 of Schedule 1 (1040) and reduce your overall income to the correct amount.

Make a note of why you did this, in case someone ever asks. To work around an error by the issuer is a perfectly valid reason.