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Mar 13, 2021 6:24 PM UTC
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1099-NEC

I received a 1099-NEC from the local county auditor for Photography work that I did for the local Sheriff's department.  How do I enter this so that it goes in as only business income, and not business as well as personal income?

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    Alumni - Intuit
    Mar 13, 2021 6:54 PM UTC

    As personal services (photography) income reported on Form 1099-NEC, it would get reported on Schedule C of Form 1040. The interview is located in the Self-Employment section of Income and Expenses (see the attached screenshot).

     

    (If you only enter the 1099-NEC in this interview, it should not get counted twice).

     

    Enter "1099nec" in the Search Box of TurboTax Self-Employed (or Home and Business) and select "jump to 1099nec" from the results. 

    Rick19744
    Level 13
    Level 13
    Mar 13, 2021 8:34 PM UTC

    Just to be clear, the income earned will be subject to both self-employment tax AND regular income tax.

    This is no different than someone that gets a W-2; these earnings are subject to both SS (same as SE tax) and regular income tax.  In the later case, the employer pays 1/2 of the SS tax.

    However, you will get to deduct 1/2 of your SE tax when determining regular taxable income.

    *A reminder that posts in a forum such as this do not constitute tax advice.Also keep in mind the date of replies, as tax law changes.