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Unfortunately, an amount in box 7 of a 1099-misc signals the IRS that the recipient is self employed and owes self employment tax. That in turn triggers a Sch C which reports self employment income and expenses. Since this was a one time event, you could report that amount by entering it in box 3 which reports it as other income and avoids Sch C and self employment tax. If you do this be aware that the IRS might question this and you would have to justify your declaring that amount as other income.
Unfortunately, an amount in box 7 of a 1099-misc signals the IRS that the recipient is self employed and owes self employment tax. That in turn triggers a Sch C which reports self employment income and expenses. Since this was a one time event, you could report that amount by entering it in box 3 which reports it as other income and avoids Sch C and self employment tax. If you do this be aware that the IRS might question this and you would have to justify your declaring that amount as other income.
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