I received a disbursement from a trust fund. What sort of documentation do I require? Where and how do I log this as additional income?

If you received a payment from a trust, you should receive a Schedule K-1 (form 1041). You must enter this Schedule K-1 on your tax return.

You can enter your Schedule K-1 by following these steps:

1. In TurboTax, open your tax return
2. Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Wages & Income on top of the screen
3. Scroll down to All Income, locate the section S-Corps, Partnerships, and Trusts and click on Show more
4. Click Start next to Schedule K-1.

I go to Wages and Income at the top and scroll down but there's is no section that says S-Corps, Partnerships, and Trusts.  Please Help!

Are you trying to report a K-1 Beneficiary’s Share of Income, Deductions, Credits?  If so, this form can be reported in TurboTax online version Premier or above.

In the magnifying glass in the upper right hand corner of the screen, enter 'schedule k-1'.  Click on 'jump to schedule k-1'

Trusts and estates use Form 1041 to file their tax returns. In some cases, the trust pays the income tax on their earnings rather than passing it through to the beneficiaries. However, some trusts and estates pass income through to the beneficiaries.

• In this case, the beneficiaries receive a K-1 that shows the income that they need to report on their own tax returns.
• Whenever a beneficiary receives a distribution of income, the trust or estate reports a deduction for the same amount on its 1041.
• This keeps the trust or estate from being taxed on this income so that the income is only taxed once.