JPlasity
New Member

Other income not on a 1099

Hello,
I have a second job as a mystery shopper. I was told by the company I'll only receive a 1099 if my work is over a certain amount. If I didn't earn anywhere near that cut-off, how do I claim this on TurboTax?
Melaine
New Member

Get your taxes done using TurboTax

You can include the other income as cash on your return and you will not need the 1099.  To do so, follow the steps below.

  • Go into your account with Turbo Tax (TT)
  • Select Federal Taxes, then
  • Select Income and Wages, (see screen shot below) then
  • Scroll down and select, Self-Employment Taxes, then
  • The screen that will come up; Tell Us The Type Of Self Employment Work You Do, here you can put in Secret Shopper. Select continue
  • The next screen will be Let's Get Income For Secret Shopper here you will select 'Additional Income'.  This is for cash income.  Screen shot below.
  • Then continue as you normally do with your return.