I volunteer as an EMT in my town and receive a property tax deduction, which was reported as income for 2022 on a 1099-NEC. As part of the Taxpayer Certainty and Disaster Tax Relief Act of 2020 this income was made tax exempt for both federal and state. How can I include the income on my return but not have it added to my taxable income? If I leave it off the return it will be flagged as a mismatch since the town will report it.
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Volunteer firefighters and emergency medical responders.
If you are a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical responder, do not include in your income the following benefits you receive from a state or local government.
Rebates or reductions of property or income taxes you receive because of services you performed as a volunteer firefighter or emergency medical responder.
However I'm worried that the omission will cause a red flag since it's a filed 1099-NEC?
You are correct, it could cause a problem if you didn't report the income.
You can report the income on your tax return and then enter a negative adjustment to Other Income to cancel it out.
Enter the form 1099-NEC in the Income and Expenses section of TurboTax, then Other Common Income, then Income from form 1099-NEC.
Follow these instructions to enter the adjustment:
Go to the Income and Expenses section of TurboTax
- Choose Less Common Income
- Choose Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C
- Choose Other reportable Income
- Enter a description and the amount (as a negative number) of your excluded income
Thank you!
your other option is to contact the issuer and have them issue a revised 1099 showing zero. if they keep doing this you'll face the same issue next year. if the income is not taxable the 1099 should not be issued.
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