<p>My mother didn’t file 1040, she filed 1099. No she isn’t self-employed.</p>
<p>But apparently her job and liberty tax services agree to lower the actual made taxes because of the lack of benefits they get. This is how it interferes with me.</p>
<p>On her 1099-Misc the only number is her “Non Employee Compensation” $10,500 </p>
<p>On another tax form 8879 she got an adjusted income of $11,354</p>
<p>So fasfa won’t accept this. I don’t know what to do. Please help.</p>
<p>The 1099 is the form she got from the place she worked. It has nothing to do with 1040. Sounds like she did not file any taxes, which is even a bigger issue. She needs to file, then you can fill out FAFSA.</p>
<p>Something is not quite right here – your mom RECEIVED a 1099 for work she did for which she is apparently being treated as an independent contractor or statutory employee. Because she received this income not as an employee (for whom Social Security and Medicare taxes are withheld) she needed to file a tax return (1040, with a Schedule C) to pay payroll taxes. The form 8879 is an authorization to e-file – so it seems that Liberty Tax may have e-filed (electronically filed) your mom’s tax return for her – but she should absolutely have a copy of her tax return from them. If she doesn’t have one, she should go back and get a copy. </p>
<p>I hope this helps. FAFSA needs the information from the tax return, including schedule C.</p>
<p>No one can just decide to "to lower the actual made taxes because of the lack of benefits they get. " I hope your mom doesn’t end up having to pay more taxes, which usually is the result of a schedule C filing. It’s also after April 17th, and that could mean penalties. The sooner your mom gets this straightened out, the better. I hope you can figure this out quickly.</p>