Whether you received
a 1099-MISC for self-employment, rent, royalties, fishing,
or another reason, you can enter the information by following these
steps (or this link for our mobile app:(
- Sign in
to your TurboTax account.
- Select
the orange button Take me to my return.
- Type
“1099-misc” in the Search box.
- Select
the “Jump to” link.
- This will
take you to the 1099-MISC screen.
After you’ve entered the
information from your 1099-MISC, we'll ask a few questions to confirm the type
of income you received and create the necessary forms. If your 1099-MISC
income is from self-employment, we’ll help you enter expenses related to your
income.
The related expenses are
entered in the 1099 MISC section:
- Log into
your TurboTax online account and click on the Business tab and
select Continue
- Select
“I’ll choose what I work on” and this takes you to “Let’s gather your
business info” screen
- The
first section down is Business Income and Expenses, choose Update
- You are
now at the “Here’s the business info we have so
far” screen where you should see your Business listed
- Click Edit next
to that business and on the next screen, scroll down to the fourth section
which should be Business Expenses and select “Visit All
Importing your W-2
This year we've made importing
your info into TurboTax easier than ever before! You can successfully import
your info directly from your employer.
If TurboTax doesn't recognize
your employer's EIN for any reason, and you're using TurboTax
Online or the TurboTax Mobile App, you'll have the option to snap a
photo of your W-2 using your smart phone.
You can choose to manually
enter your W-2 if you prefer. See the instructions for your TurboTax version
below.
Select your TurboTax version:
TurboTax Online - Import or Enter
Your W-2
TurboTax Mobile App - Import or
Enter Your W-2
TurboTax CD/Download - Import Your
W-2
Requirements to successfully
import your W-2 directly from your employer
