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In TurboTax Online, IRS form 1099-MISC income may be entered as follows:     Down the left side of the screen, click Federal. Down the left side of the screen, click Wages & Income. Click the down arrow to the right of Other Common Income. Click the right of Form 1099-MISC. See also this TurboTax Help.   [Edited 03/08/2026 | 5:52 AM PST] @realgeorgiaboy912 

  To resolve this, enter the 1099-Misc income under Rental Properties & Royalties.   From to the list of Rental/Royalty Properties, review the entries for the Royalty Property that received royalty income on Form 1099-MISC. Be sure you checked the box for "Royalty" in the Property Profile section.   After you've completed this review, add a new rental property. You can keep the same address but enter a different property description and be sure to mark this as "Rental". Enter the income reported as "Rents" on Form 1099-MISC.   You can report your expenses under the Rental Property, as well as any other rental income.   With regards to the property address, the IRS instructions for a royalty property say address lines 1 and 2 should be left blank, but sometimes the program won't let you continue without an address. Your address entries are preserved on the individual Schedule E Worksheets that are part of your complete return (not an IRS form).

The way you would report this income from TikTok and YouTube depends on what your intent is.  If you have no intent to make money then see the steps below to report your 1099-MISC:   Open your return Go to Wages & Income Select Other Common Income Go to Form 1099-MISC and enter the information from your form Continue through and say the work does not involve work that is like your main job Select no, to did this involve an intent to earn money Business v. Hobby If your intent is to make a profit, then you need to report this income as self employment and report it on Schedule C.  You will be able to enter any expenses that you had to make this income.  To see how to report this as self employment visit the following TurboTax help article:   How do I report income from self-employment?    

Yes, double-time can qualify for the overtime deduction, but only the premium portion (the amount paid above your regular rate) is eligible, not your full wages.    For more information, see the IRS article below Questions and answers about the new deduction for qualified overtime compensation

It depends upon how the transaction has been reported.   At the screen Review your XXX sales, click the pencil icon to the right.   Does the screen report Sales section?  If so, you may be able to change the Sales section from Short term basis not reported to IRS to Long-term basis not reported to IRS.   If the screen does not report Sales section, change When did you receive this investment to a date.  Then change it back to Various.   You want to trigger the screen Did you acquire this investment more than a year before you sold it?  Then select Yes, acquired this entire investment more than a year before I sold it.

The Qualified Manufacturer IDentification Number is required for filing the Energy Efficient Home Improvement Credit (Form 5695). It's a 4-digit number. To find the QMID: Check the paperwork provided with your equipment for a "Manufacturer Certification Statement". It may be listed on the invoice provided by your contractor.  The code may be listed on the Manufacturers website.  You can also check   Find Qualified Manufacturer ID codes for IRS Form 5695. If you cannot find the code, contact the manufacturer directly.

No, there is no need to change your 2025 tax return filing to make you the primary taxpayer.  Since he was still alive during part of 2026, he can still be listed as primary taxpayer for your 2026 joint return if you wish to file it that way.   If the return was filed prior to your husband's death, then it was filed properly.  However, if it is was filed after he passed away, then the return should show his date of death under the Personal Info section.  If it did not show that information and it was filed after he passed, then you should probably amend the return to make that change.  It will not change the numbers in the return, but it will show that he passed.   To learn more about amending your return, see the following TurboTax help article:   How do I amend my federal tax return for this year?   My condolences for your loss.

Enter Manually if the upload feature is giving you trouble.  Some forms aren't available for import.  Here's some links that talk about how to enter forms manually, as well as what forms aren't available for importing:   How do I manually enter my W-2? Which 1099 forms aren't available for import?

SELECT MERRILL INSTEAD OF MERRILL MANAGED ACCOUNT.    That was the fix. There were two options, if I selected merrill managed, I got the prompt for the 24 character code. Selecting only "Merrill" avoids that.    To all the people who said "just key it in" or "you dont need to do this or that." These are terribly unhelpful answers. Please, do better.