You can enter the 1099-MISC in TurboTax as "Other Common Income," which will not generate Schedule C or SE tax. Please use the following steps:
- Click on Federal > Wages & Income.
- Scroll down to the Other Common Income section.
- Click on the Start/Revisit box next Form 1099-MISC.
- On the screen Did you get a 1099-MISC? click on the Yes button.
- On the next screen, Let's get the info from your 1099-MISC, enter the information from the 1099-MISC.
- On the following screens, answer the following questions:
- Did it involve work that's like your main job? No.
- You got it in 2019
- No, it didn't involve an intent to earn money
7. Continue through the rest of the interview screens. The income will appear as Other Income.
