Yes, the IRS requires that you report the income on your 1099-MISC (box 7). The 1099-MISC is reported in the "Other Common Income" section or either in the "Business Income and Expenses" section.
If
you have received a 1099-MISC with income in box 7 and entered it into TurboTax then it will prompt
you to do the TurboTax Self-Employed version because the IRS considers that if
you receive a 1099-MISC that you are self-employed.
In order
to enter your business income and expenses, you will have to upgrade to the
Turbo Tax Self-Employed version (or TurboTax Home & Business). Once you
upgrade, to enter the income and expenses of your business, follow these steps
in TurboTax
Follow the steps below to enter your 1099-MISC
income.
- Type “1099-misc” in
the search box.
- Select the “Jump
to”
link.
- This will take you
to the 1099-MISC screen.
