You do not need to have Form 1099-MISC/W2 in-hand to report the income. You are required to report all income earned through self-employment. You report it as cash and it is treated as if it were on form 1099-MISC.
When you enter the information in TurboTax, just select Additional Income to report your cash/check income that is not reported on any form.
Sign in to your account. Click on 'Take Me to My Return'. Click on:
- Federal Taxes
- Wages & Expenses
- Self-Employment
- Income and Expenses
- Answer Yes to 'Did you have any Self-Employment Income or Expenses'
- Go through the business set-up screens
- Additional Income
Please note, you will need the Deluxe product to enter any type of self-employment income and you will need the Sef-Employed version to enter any expenses for this income.
