California State Tax is counting my 1099-MISC INCOME twice and I'm paying more tax.1

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March 31, 2025
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Hi There,

I have a 1099-MISC income. I was hired to tutor students remotely and earned $1,200 for the year from my residence in California. On my California income state tax the $1,200 is being shown as Federal Income and State income and being added together to total $2,400. It is only $1,200. On the State Form CA 540NR, Section B Additional Income, Line 10 it is adding the $1,200 twice and totalling to $2,400. This should only be $1,200. This is causing me to pay twice as much in taxes.

Also, why is Turbo Tax causing me to record this 1099-MISC income as a self employed business? I was hired as a tutor. I need to pay taxes on the income, but the income was paid by an employer who hired me.

Thanks,

Mark

RobertB4444

When you are paid as a contractor then you are considered self-employed. Even though you are doing work for someone else you are the one in charge of your schedule and things like that. So you are considered self-employed for that reason.

If the amount from your 1099-MISC is appearing twice then you may have entered it a second time in relation to your state return. The only place that you should enter the amount you received is when you entered that 1099-MISC form. If you entered the amount anywhere else then you need to go back and delete it.

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Thank you, I will try. Where should I enter the 1099-MISC? Under self employed? Or 1099-MISC? It is showing up in both right now. I entered it in 1099-MISC.

Thanks,

Mark

MonikaK1

A Form 1099-MISC should be reported only in that section, unless you have a long-term arrangement as an independent contractor, in which case the income should only be reported on Schedule C.

If you are working on a continuing basis for the payer then you should probably be treated either as a W-2 employee or as an independent contractor and issued a Form 1099-NEC, in which case you would report the income and any deductible expenses on Schedule C. You could bring this up with them.

See this help article for more information.

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