If you did not receive nonemployee compensation from the organization listed as the payer on the 1099-NEC then you should contact them. If you did receive this income then you would enter the information in TurboTax,Go To-1. Personal Income 2. Other Common Income3. Income from 1099-NECTurboTax will guide you through this. Note:Beginning with the 2020 tax year, the IRS will require business taxpayers to report nonemployee compensation on the new Form 1099-NEC instead of on Form 1099-MISC. Businesses will need to use this form if they made payments totaling $600 or more to a nonemployee, such as an independent contractor.If you are self-employed, You can expect to receive this new form from a business that paid you $600 or more for nonemployee compensation in tax year 2020 or later.The IRS explains that, in general, you must report payments you make if they meet the following four conditions: The payment is made to someone who is not your employee The payment is made for services in the course of your trade or business The payment is made to an individual, partnership, estate, or corporation The payment total is at least $600 for the yearAdditionally, businesses will need to file Form 1099-NEC when they pay an individual at least $10 in royalties, or if the business has withheld any federal income tax under the backup withholding rules regardless of the amount of payments for the year to the nonemployee.Nonemployee compensation can include: Fees Benefits Commissions Prizes and awards for services performed by a nonemployee Other forms of compensation for services performed for your trade or business by an individual who is not your employeeSelf-employed individuals should not see personal payments made to them during the year on the new form. Instead, your form should only report payments made as compensation related to the company’s trade or business. The nonemployee compensation reported in Box 1 of Form 1099-NEC is generally reported as self-employment income and likely subject self-employment tax. Payments to individuals that are not reportable on the 1099-NEC form, would typically be reported on Form 1099-MISC.The IRS provides a more comprehensive list of the types of payments that would be reported in Box 1.Some examples include: Commissions paid to nonemployee salespeople that are subject to repayment but not repaid during the year Professional service fees, such as fees to attorneys (including corporations), accountants, architects, contractors, etc. Fees paid by one professional to another, such as fee-splitting or referral fees Payments by attorneys to witnesses or experts in legal adjudication Payment for services, including payments for parts or materials used to perform the services

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I am trying to enter 1099 nec on line 8 of schedule 1(form 1040) additional income per IRS instructions I am neither employeed or self-employed

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RayW7

If you did not receive nonemployee compensation from the organization listed as the payer on the 1099-NEC then you should contact them.

If you did receive this income then you would enter the information in TurboTax,

Go To-

1. Personal Income

2. Other Common Income

3. Income from 1099-NEC

TurboTax will guide you through this.

Note:

Beginning with the 2020 tax year, the IRS will require business taxpayers to report nonemployee compensation on the new Form 1099-NEC instead of on Form 1099-MISC. Businesses will need to use this form if they made payments totaling $600 or more to a nonemployee, such as an independent contractor.

If you are self-employed,

You can expect to receive this new form from a business that paid you $600 or more for nonemployee compensation in tax year 2020 or later.

The IRS explains that, in general, you must report payments you make if they meet the following four conditions:

The payment is made to someone who is not your employee
The payment is made for services in the course of your trade or business
The payment is made to an individual, partnership, estate, or corporation
The payment total is at least $600 for the year

Additionally, businesses will need to file Form 1099-NEC

when they pay an individual at least $10 in royalties, or
if the business has withheld any federal income tax under the backup withholding rules regardless of the amount of payments for the year to the nonemployee.

Nonemployee compensation can include:

Fees
Benefits
Commissions
Prizes and awards for services performed by a nonemployee
Other forms of compensation for services performed for your trade or business by an individual who is not your employee

Self-employed individuals should not see personal payments made to them during the year on the new form. Instead, your form should only report payments made as compensation related to the company’s trade or business.

The nonemployee compensation reported in Box 1 of Form 1099-NEC is generally reported as self-employment income and likely subject self-employment tax.
Payments to individuals that are not reportable on the 1099-NEC form, would typically be reported on Form 1099-MISC.

The IRS provides a more comprehensive list of the types of payments that would be reported in Box 1.

Some examples include:

Commissions paid to nonemployee salespeople that are subject to repayment but not repaid during the year
Professional service fees, such as fees to attorneys (including corporations), accountants, architects, contractors, etc.
Fees paid by one professional to another, such as fee-splitting or referral fees
Payments by attorneys to witnesses or experts in legal adjudication
Payment for services, including payments for parts or materials used to perform the services

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Anonymous

I have the same problem, and this response does not address it. I have income reported on a 1099-NEC but I am not self-employed because the activity was a one-time service, not regular and continuous. How can I report this on Schedule 1 and not Schedule C?

DoninGA

@3132046 wrote:

I have the same problem, and this response does not address it. I have income reported on a 1099-NEC but I am not self-employed because the activity was a one-time service, not regular and continuous. How can I report this on Schedule 1 and not Schedule C?

To enter a Form 1099-NEC that is not for self-employment -

Click on Federal
Click on Wages & Income
Scroll down to Other Common Income
On Form 1099-NEC, click the start or update button

Or enter 1099-nec in the Search box located in the upper right of the program screen. Click on Jump to 1099-nec

On the screen Did you get a 1099-NEC?, click on Yes
On the screen Do You Want to Enter Your 1099-NECs Now?, click on Add a 1099-NEC
On the screen Let's get the info from your 1099-NEC, enter your information and Continue
On the screen Describe the reason for this 1099-NEC, enter a reason and Continue
On the screen Does one of these uncommon situations apply?, select None of these apply to me
On the next screen select No, I don't have expenses related to this income and Continue
On the screen 1099-NEC Summary, click on Done

The amount entered from the Form 1099-NEC will be entered on Schedule 1 Line 8
The total from Schedule 1 Part I flows to Form 1040 Line 8

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jremchuk

I am self employed and received a 1099 NEC from the company I'm partnered with. On page 87 of the 1040 instructions it specifically says do not enter any income from self employment, instead use Schedule C. Turbo Tax is pulling the profit I made from Schedule 1 line 9 and inserting it on line 8 of the 1040. I just spoke with a tax expert at Turbo Tax and he said the program is correct. I'm losing confidence in this program and I guess I will have to call and wait to talk to the IRS tomorrow. Is the program wrong or the IRS instructions wrong?

CatinaT1

Income reported on Form 1099-NEC must be included on Schedule C. If you entered the 1099-NEC but did not complete the Schedule C, you will get this error.

Revisit the section where you entered the Form 1099-NEC if you entered it on its own and delete that entry, by following these steps:

Open TurboTax.
On the top right corner of TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner).
Type in “1099-NEC” (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find),
Click on “Jump to 1099-NEC”
Click on the blue “Jump to 1099-NEC” link

This will bring you a summary of all Form 1099-NEC that you have entered.  Click Delete or the trash can icon next to each one.

Next, you will re-enter the Form 1099-NEC as part of the Schedule C so that the income is reported directly as part of your Business Income and Expenses and within the correct form and section of your return.

Follow these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return:

On the top right corner of TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner).
Type in “schedule c” (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find).
Click on “Jump to schedule c”.
Click on the blue “Jump to schedule c” link

If you already have created a Schedule C in your return, click on edit and go to the section to Add Income.  This is where you will re-enter the Form 1099-NEC. 

If you do not already have a Schedule C in your return, follow the prompts and enter the information about your work/business for which you received the Form 1099-NEC.  Then continue through that section to Add Income and enter the Form 1099-NEC along with any additional income you received for that business.  

Once you have completed this, the error should be eliminated. 

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CYOmark64

I am trying to enter 1099 nec on line 8 of schedule 1(form 1040) additional income per IRS instructions I am neither employeed or self-employed

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Vanessa A

To enter your 1099-NEC income not received for services rendered select the following:

Federal
Income and Expenses
Scroll down to Less Common Income and click Show More
Start next to Miscellaneous Income
Start next to Other Reportable Income

This will put it on line 8z of your schedule 1 as other income.

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marketfan53

I have Turbo Tax Deluxe 2021 and am trying to enter 1099 NEC on line 8 of schedule 1 as described above. I did a one time job and am not self employed. Would this be entered under Miscellaneous Income (even though the 1099 NEC is not listed?