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Business & farm

It depends. If you received the 1099-Misc as part of your business doing surveys, the income is subject to self-employment tax regardless of whether the income is reported on Form 1099-Misc or 1099-NEC. 

To report self-employment income:

  1. Your self-employment income and expenses will be entered in the Income and Expenses section under the federal taxes tab of TurboTax Online. 

  2. After you sign in to your TurboTax account, open or continue your return
  3. Search for schedule c and select the Jump to link
  4. Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?  And answer the questions on the following screens regarding your business activity.
  5. When asked to enter your income, follow these steps:
    • 1099-NEC - If you have a Form 1099-NEC, select and enter the information on the form
    • Other self-employed income - Select and enter the total of the following:
      • If you have a 1099-K, the amount in Box 1 Gross amount of payment//third party network transaction
      • If you don't have a 1099-K or 1099-NEC, report your Gross Earnings amount.

You can also deduct related expenses from the self-employment income. 

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