First, delete the income 1099-MISC that you entered in TurboTax. The 1099-MISC form that you generated would be an expense listed as Contract Labor.
To enter your Contract Labor business expense:
- Type Sch
C in the search/find bar and click search/find.
- Click
on Jump to Sch C.
- Click
on start/edit or Add Another Business.
- At
the Your XXX Business screen,
scroll down to Business Expenses, Other Common Business Expenses.
Click Start/Edit.
- On
the Let's write off some business expenses, scroll down to Contract
labor.
- Continue
with the onscreen interview.
See the screenshot below.
Related information: What is Schedule C?
