Yes, he needs to file his own return. You can claim any expenses that is ordinary and necessary for him to perform the 1099 job. He is considered to be self-employed for this income.
Follow these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return:
On the top right corner of TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner).
- Type in “schedule c” (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find).
- Click on “Jump to schedule c”.
- Click on the blue “Jump to schedule c” link
