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Not sure why you are worried about how to "classify" your 1099 income.    You just enter your W-2 income and enter your self-employment income on the same tax return, with no worries over "classifying" which one paid more.     If you have a 1099NEC it is self-employment income and you will be paying self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare.   If you have self-employment income for which you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare,  you will need to use online Premium software or any version of the desktop software download so that you can prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.     https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US?uid=m6jrthmp     If you live in a state with a state income tax, you might need to make estimated payments to your state.   https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/small-business-taxes/the-home-office-deduction/L1RZyYxzv https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/estimated-taxes/make-estimated-tax-payments/L5svMESaC_US_en_US?uid=mdna5aoh     https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/   https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/self-employed-don-t-miss-these-tax-moves/00/3400413     https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-schedule-c/L5Fz3j5us_US_en_US?uid=m6a6gknk   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/payroll-additions-deductions/qualify-qualified-business-income-deduction/L0rM2cIIQ_US_en_US?uid=m5zpoxad   https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/self-employment-taxes/self-employed-expenses-deduct/L37ZS1B8T_US_en_US?uid=m6fntpg7  

All the 1099 money goes on Schedule C.   You are considered self-employed for that whether it was full time or a side gig.   Follow the instructions for Schedule C.  You can add your 1099 income and deduct business related expenses.      Where do I enter Schedule C?   Where do I enter my self-employment business expenses, like home office, vehicle mileage, and supplies?

You need to amend your Pennsylvania (PA) state tax return to remove the incorrect withholding entry and amend your federal return to ensure the $630 withholding is correctly claimed there.  Since Pennsylvania does not tax unemployment compensation, any tax withheld from your 1099-G is federal income tax. You accidentally reported this federal withholding as Pennsylvania state tax withholding, which is why TurboTax showed you a state refund that the PA Department of Revenue (DOR) has now corrected to zero.  1. Amend Your Pennsylvania Return  You must remove the $630 from the "Pennsylvania tax withheld" line of your state return. Wait for Processing: Ensure your original return has finished processing (the "Accepted" status in TurboTax only means it was received, not finalized). Start the Amendment: In TurboTax, select "Amend a Filed Return" and choose your Pennsylvania return. Correct the Withholding: Go to the 1099-G entry section. Ensure the $630 is not listed in the box for "State income tax withheld" for Pennsylvania. Leave the state tax withholding box blank for this form. Your PA refund will likely drop to $0 or whatever amount you actually owe, matching what the DOR told you.  2. Amend Your Federal Return The $630 is federal money that you are entitled to get back as part of your federal refund. Check Your Federal Form: Open your Federal return and look at Form 1040, Line 25b (Federal income tax withheld from forms 1099). If the $630 is not already included in your total federal withholding, you must amend your federal return to add it. Enter the 1099-G Correctly: In the Federal "Wages & Income" section, under "Unemployment," ensure the $630 is entered in the box for "Federal income tax withheld" (typically Box 4 on your 1099-G). 

Perhaps the IRS form 1099-R did withhold enough to pay the taxes on the pension distribution as computed at the taxable income reported in 2024.   But, you earned more money than last year and your upper income tax rate changed from 12% to 22% or 24% to 35%.  Now, the withholding amount that was computed a year ago is not enough to cover the higher income tax rate.   Or, you cashed out a second retirement account and, now, your income is higher by the taxable amount of the second retirement account.  The upper income tax rates change again.   Or, you cashed out a second retirement account and was subject to a 10% penalty for early withdrawal.  Not enough was withheld to cover the 10% penalty as well as the change in the upper income tax rates.

You can snap photos of certain tax documents like a W-2, but there are other tax documents that must be keyed in by hand or maybe imported from financial institution websites.   You have not mentioned what kinds of documents you are trying to enter.       

On TurboTax's W-2 form, make sure that you have marked the correct box to indicate the recipient of the W-2.  (TurboTax assigns the W-2 to Taxpayer or Spouse depending on the marking of the box, not the name on the form.)

Update: I added fake numbers and dates so the system would accept the forms. I was not sure what else to do. I could not figure out how to get help. I'm going to do a credit card chargeback to get a refund for the "On Demand Expert Help". Hopefully Intuit does not contest.   What a nightmare.

After you enter your 1099-NEC box 1 earnings (which should be linked to a Schedule C) , TurboTax will prompt you for "Other Situations" or specific questions about the income, where you will check a box indicating that part of the income is from tips.. The next page should say Let's check if you can deduct any tips  After you enter the amount of tip income received you will need to indicate that you worked in the Transportation and delivery industry and your role was that of  Goods Delivery People to get the tip deduction. You will see on the screen  "Tell us a little more about your (description of work) work."