Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I noticed that you are using TurboTax Basic. So the program will allow you to specify that the income is "Other Income" that is reported in Box 3.

1. Open your TurboTax Program open this year's Tax Return
2. Click on the Tab labeled as Wages and Income
3. On the next screen select the Option I'll will choose what I work
4. Scroll down to the 1099-MISC and Other Common Income
5. Click on Start next to 1099-MISC
6. The program will walk you through entering the information from the 1099-MISC. When you enter the amount from the 1099-MISC you must enter it in the Section Box 3. This will prompt the proper questions to categorize the income.
7. The next important sections is Did the _______income involve work that's like your main job? In order to keep this as Other Income you must answer No, it didn't involve work like my main job.
8. Once you have answered the rest of the questions the program will no longer to categorize this income as Schedule C, F, or Farm Profit/Loss.