Here's how to enter the income so it will be reported on Schedule 1 line 8j.
- Go to Federal Taxes > Wages & Income.
- Click "I'll choose what I work on."
- On the screen "Your 2024 Income Summary," scroll all the way down to the last section, "Less Common Income."
- Click the Start or Update button for the last topic, "Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C."
- On the next screen click the Start or Update button for "Hobby income and expenses."
- You don't enter the actual 1099-NEC, just the amount of income.
BUT, "periodic work done as an independent contractor" sounds an awful lot like self-employment. What type of work did you do? Where exactly on the IRS web site did you see that it should be reported as an activity not engaged in for profit? Can you post a link?
