You can (and must) report cash receipts. For tax purposes, you are self-employed, and will file a Schedule C. You are also able to deduct expenses from this work, such as cleaning supplies.
Here's how to report your cleaning business in TurboTax Online:
- Navigate to Federal > Wages & Income > Self-employment income and expenses > Start
- Answer "Yes" to the question "Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?"
- Give a description of the business, such as "Housecleaning" or a description of your choice
- Continue until the interview asks "how does your Cleaning services work fit into your big picture?", based on the information you provided, it's a side job and/or a business.
- Answer all the informational questions until you get to the screen "Let's enter the income for your Cleaning services work." Here, enter that you received common income- Other self-employed income, including cash and checks; then enter what you were paid.
- Once you've entered your income, type in your expenses in the proper categories, TurboTax Online will recommend popular categories, but refer to your records to ensure you are deducting all of your expenses
