To enter or review the information from Form 1099-MISC Miscellaneous Income:

1. From within your TaxAct® return (Online or Desktop), click on the Federal tab. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then select Federal
2. Click Form 1099-MISC
3. Click Add to create a new Form 1099-MISC or click Review to modify an existing Form 1099-MISC
4. Click Form 1099-MISC Quick Entry to open the Quick Entry window
5. Enter all of the applicable information from your Form 1099-MISC
6. Close the Quick Entry window
7. On the screen titled What type of income was reported on this Form 1099-MISC?, make the appropriate selection
8. If you selected Self-employment income on the previous screen, click Continue, and then assign the Form 1099-MISC to the applicable Schedule C or Schedule E (if you have not yet completed Schedule C and/or E, you will need to do this first in order to assign the Form 1099-MISC)
9. If you selected Other non-business income on the previous screen, check the box to confirm that the income is non-business income and is not subject to self-employment taxes

See the links below for related Form 1099-MISC FAQs.

Related Links

• Box 1 Rents
• Box 2 Royalty Income
• Box 3 Other Income
• Box 4 or Box 16 Federal or State Withholding
• Box 6 Medical and Health Care Payments
• Box 7 Nonemployee Compensation
• Box 9 Payer Made Direct Sales of $5,000 or More
• Box 14 Gross Proceeds Paid to an Attorney
• Box 15b Nonqualified Section 409A Income