I recieved per capita money from my tribe, where do i enter it in my taxes

Here's how to enter tribal per capita distributions in TurboTax. By following these steps the income will appear on Form 1040 line 21 with the description "Indian Tribal Distrib." It's very important that it be reported with this exact description in order to avoid delaying the processing of your tax return and possibly getting a notice from the IRS. The IRS computers recognize this description and will handle the income properly.

• In TurboTax Self-Employed or Home & Business click the Personal Tab. In other editions click the Federal Taxes tab.
• In TurboTax Self-Employed or Home & Business click Personal Income. In other editions click Wages & Income.
• Click "I'll choose what I work on" or "Jump to a full list."
• On the screen "Your 2016 Income Summary," scroll down to the section "1099-MISC and Other Common Income." Click the Start button for "Income from Form 1099-MISC."
• On the screen that says "Did you get a 1099-MISC?" click Yes.
• On the next screen, enter the information from the Form 1099-MISC that you received. The amount of the payment should be in box 3. After you enter the 1099-MISC information, click Continue.
• The next screen asks you to enter a description of the reason for the 1099-MISC. It doesn't matter what you enter. I suggest "Tribal per capita distribution."
• The next screen asks "Does one of these uncommon situations apply?" Select "This was a tribal member gaming payment" and click Continue. Select that option even if the payment isn't from gaming.
• The next screen asks whether you have another 1099-MISC. If you don't, select No and click Continue.
• This takes you to the 1099-MISC Summary. If you have no other 1099-MISC forms to add, click Done.
  
  

What about the EIN number?

Your 1099-Misc may show 'Payer's TIN' instead of 'EIN' (screenshot).

@Jaz10  I'm not sure what your question is. This thread is about entering a per capita distribution for which the taxpayer received a Form 1099-MISC. The payer's EIN is on the 1099-MISC. You just enter it in TurboTax from the form. If you received a payment that will be reported on a 1099-MISC, you have to wait until you get the 1099-MISC to enter it in TurboTax. They have until January 31 to send it to you.

This thread is also 5 years old. It's talking about 2016 tax returns. (The June 1, 2019 date on the posts is when it was migrated from the old forum software, not the actual date when it was originally posted.) If you still need help, please post a new question of your own and give all the details of your problem with your 2021 tax return.

 New Question for the Community   Use this link if you want to start a new thread - more eyes will see your question.   @Jaz10