ColeenD3
Expert Alumni

Self employed

If your 1099-NEC is for back wages, you can't include it as other income. 1099-NEC is used to report nonemployee compensation. If you had other income reported on this form, you need to get a corrected form.

 

Follow these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return:

 

On the top right corner of TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner).

  1. Type in “schedule c” (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find).
  2. Click on “Jump to schedule c”.
  3. Click on the blue “Jump to schedule c” link