dmertz
Level 15

Retirement tax questions

"Net self-employment income from Schedule C $2700."

 

What matters is Net Profit on  Schedule C line 31.  From that you must subtract the deductible portion of self-employment taxes.  For your compensation to be more than your W-2 wages, line 31 must be greater than zero.

 

Also, if you have a Schedule F, or another Schedule C, you must sum the net profit from all of them.

 

If you are married filing jointly, make sure that the Schedule C is marked as applying to the correct spouse.