This should be posted to Less Common Income in TurboTax. Select Wages and Income. Scroll down. There may be a button to see additional options. Scroll down and click Less Common Income Select Miscellaneous Income Scroll down to Other reportable income Any other taxable income? - Yes Any other taxable income? [+ Add] Complete the interview

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talha1msd

Level 2

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I want to self-report a $300 BOA checking signup bonus. No 1099-INT issued (under $600). TurboTax asks for FEIN for 1099-INT, but I don’t have one. How do I enter it?

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January 21, 2026
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Best answer by JohnB5677

This should be posted to Less Common Income in TurboTax.

Select Wages and Income.
Scroll down. There may be a button to see additional options.
Scroll down and click Less Common Income
Select Miscellaneous Income
Scroll down to Other reportable income
Any other taxable income? - Yes
Any other taxable income? [+ Add]
Complete the interview

Opus 17

Level 15

Don't create a fake 1099-INT. Just enter this as miscellaneous "other income" not on a 1099. Or you could enter it as interest but when you enter the name of the bank, check the box for "I did not get a 1099 for this money."

JohnB5677Answer

Level 15

This should be posted to Less Common Income in TurboTax.

Select Wages and Income.
Scroll down. There may be a button to see additional options.
Scroll down and click Less Common Income
Select Miscellaneous Income
Scroll down to Other reportable income
Any other taxable income? - Yes
Any other taxable income? [+ Add]
Complete the interview

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talha1msdAuthor

Level 2

Hi,
Thank you for sharing this.
I think this can work, however, as I moved forward, it asked me to upgrade to deluxe version instead of standard free version which doesn't make sense.
Is there a way out of keep it within free version as I don't have a complicated tax filing except fro this specific sign up bonus without a 1099.

dmertz

Level 15

BofA should be issuing a Form 1099-INT by the end of January. The reporting threshold is $10, not $600.

Mike9241

Level 15

or use a fake eIN since it's not reported to the IRS like 36-1234567

Mike9241

Opus 17

Level 15

@Mike9241 wrote:

or use a fake eIN since it's not reported to the IRS like 36-1234567

No, I wouldn't do that. I'm not convinced the 1099 isn't included in the XML transmission file. I think the account opening bonus is 1099-MISC income anyway, not 1099-INT. But either way, should be reported as misc other income not on a 1099.

Not sure why misc income triggers a need to upgrade past free. Did you accidentally add it as business (self-employment) income?

mesquitebean

Level 15

@ Opus 17 wrote:
Not sure why misc income triggers a need to upgrade past free.

When you report something as "Other Income" it first appears on Schedule 1 before it goes to the Form 1040. The Free Edition does not handle Schedule 1. I'd wait to see what form BOA sends the filer by or after January 31. A 1099 may (or may not) at some point become downloadable in the BOA online account, sometimes sooner than a mailed copy.