Self employed

To report your self employment income and expenses:

1. Open your return
2. Go to Income and Expenses
3. Go to Self-employment income and expenses
4. Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
5. If you land on the screen Your 2024 self-employed work summary select Edit next to line of work.
6. Click on Add income for this work.  

Where do I enter Schedule C?

If you received form 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC and started reporting that form, TurboTax will ask you questions about your 1099 income and generate Schedule C.

Income from schedule C goes on schedule 1(Form 1040)  Additional Income line 3. Additional Income from schedule 1, line 10 goes on  form 1040 line 8. 

To preview Schedule 1

1. From the left rail menu in TurboTax Online, select Tax Tools (You may have to scroll down on the left rail menu.)
2. Select Tax Tools .On the drop-down select Tools 
3. On the pop-up menu titled “Tools Center”, select View Tax Summary 
4. On the left sidebar, select Preview my 1040 
5. Scroll down to see schedule 1