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March 9, 2020

To enter your self-employment income, you need to use TurboTax Self-Employed (online) or TurboTax Home & Business (CD/Download).

 

Online

  1. Click on Income and Expenses and then click the Start/Revisit box in the Self-Employment section.
  2. If you haven't yet entered information on your business, you should see a screen, Tell us the type of self-employment work you do.  Enter a description of your work, for example dog training, graphic design, etc.)
  3. If you are filing a joint return, indicate whether the business belongs to you or your spouse and click Continue.
  4. Proceed through the screens, entering the requested information.
  5. When you have completed the interview, you will be brought to the Here's your [business] info screen, where you can enter more information on your business, like income, expenses, assets, etc.

 

To enter your income:

  1. On the Your 2019 self-employed work summary screen, click on Edit next to your business. 
  2. On the Here's your [business] info screen, click on the box Add income for this work
  3. On the next screen, Let's get any additional income, mark the button for the income source [1099-MISC, Additional income, etc. and click the Continue box.  
  4. Continue through the screens, entering your business income.

 

 

CD/Download

  1. In your return, click on the Business tab > Continue > I'll choose what to work on 
  2. On the screen, Let’s gather your business info screen, in the Business Income and Expenses section, click the Start/Update button. 
  3. Continue to the Here's the business info we have so far screen.  Click on the Edit box next to the business. 
  4. On the Your [business type] Business screen, click the Start/Update box next to Business Income.
  5. On the Business Income screen, click the Start/Update box next to 1099-MISC income.
  6. Enter the information from the 1099-MISC on the next screen.