Uber 1099 k and 1099 Nec Corrected forms

[harveyros411]

I received a 1099-K and later a 1099-NEC from Uber for income that was not mine due to confirmed identity theft. Uber investigated and issued corrected forms for both documents showing $0 income. The corrected 1099-NEC is marked “Corrected.” The 1099-K shows $0 but the “Corrected” box is not checked, although Uber confirmed they filed the correction with the IRS.

I already filed IRS Form 14039 (Identity Theft Affidavit) ,have an IP PIN, and took proper measures on the identity theft 

My question:
When filing in TurboTax, do I:

1. Completely ignore these 1099 forms since the corrected versions show $0?

2. If I do need to enter on turbotax, do I enter them into TurboTax as $0?Do I need to report them somewhere with the explanation

There is no actual income to report.

I just want to make sure my return properly matches IRS records and avoids triggering any mismatch.

Thank you for any guidance.

[AmyC]

1. Do not ignore them despite the zero.

2. Yes you will report them. Follow these steps:

1. Open your return to federal income
2. Scroll down to other income
3. Locate Income from 1099-NEC - you may need to click an arrow or show less common income
4. Start/enter
5. type it in myself
6. hobby
7. enter information from the corrected 1099-NEC
8. Return to other income and select 1099-K
9. start/enter
10. select Other
11. enter the 1099-K information

Since you have filed the identity theft report, the IRS will be watching when your return comes through. The IP PIN is terrific.

You want to keep a file of your return, your identity theft, all forms and this question. You are acting in good faith to do the right thing. TurboTax does not keep your returns beyond 10 years. I suggest you keep your own copy of your tax return. I am sorry this happened to you.

[harveyros411]

Thank you for the clear instructions due to this unusual situation 🙂 I greatly appreciate it. I do have another question .  As for the general info that it made me fill out, is the highlighted correct for my situation? 

[Vanessa A]

Yes and no. Since you did not actually do any work with Uber, you would not have actively participated, nor did you start or stop the work in 2025. So that is technically correct. 

 However, it looks like you are entering these as business instead of hobby like Amy suggested above.  If you enter these as hobby, they will be reported and you will not need to include a Schedule C on your return which you should not do since you yourself were not self employed.

To fix this, you can first try to go back and select edit next to the 1099-NEC's, then walk through and select hobby for both 1099-NEC's.  Then you can delete the Schedule C.  Also double check your 1099-K to be sure that is listed as other instead of self-employment income.

To delete the Schedule C

1. From the left rail menu in TurboTax Online, select Tax Tools (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.)
2. On the drop-down select Tools
3. On the Pop-Up menu titled “Tools Center,” select Delete a Form 
4. This will show all of the forms in your return 
5. Scroll down to the form you want to delete 
6. Select the Form 
7. Click on Delete. 

If that does not get rid of the Schedule C, you will need to delete both 1099-NEC's then go back and delete the Schedule C.  Follow that with clearing cache and cookies, then go back to re-enter the 1099-NEC's and select hobby for both of them