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Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Your 1099-Misc forms report the royalties you received. You should have box 2 filled with the payment amount. 

Enter your 1099-Misc in the Other Common Income section to avoid treating it as self-employment income:

  1. Open or continue with your return
  2. Click on Show more next to Other Common Income under Income & Expenses section
  3. Click on Start/Revisit next to Form 1099-MISC
  4. Follow the prompts to enter your 1099-MISC forms here.

Royalties will be reported on Schedule E of Form 1040.

 

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