I received a 1099 Misc for a $2,000 check that was given to me from a non- profit corporation I am a board member for. I am not an employee of the company nor do I consider myself a private contractor. I know I have to pay tax on the income but do I have to pay the the additional 15% fica taxes that sometimes go with 1099 Misc's?

unless there are related biz expense related to the 1099 Income, then you can report this amount on 1040 page 1 line 21, under Other miscellaneous income subject to S/E taxes.yes 15.3% however you can deduct 50% of the taxes on 1040 line 27 Here you are out of luck and will have to pay the 15.3% S/E tax and have the income all be subjected to your regular tax.(marginal tax). The other option available is if there are business expenses that are directly related to this activity, than I would report this 1099-Misc income on your sch C listing the activity along with all the reasonable business expensesaslongas the amount reported on SchC line 29, 31 is 4400 or exceeds $400 also aslongas the amount reported on Sch SE line 2, 3 is $400 or exceeds $400 you must pay selfemployment tax as said above.