Do I need to report a small amount of income, less than $1,000 on free lance gig work if I did not get a 1099?

[grapewriter2022]

Do I need to report a small amount of income, less than $1,000 on gig work, if I did not get a 1099 on?

[Bsch4477]

Yes. All income must be reported. 

[VolvoGirl · Accepted solution]

Yes, you need to pay self employment tax on $400 or more.  And you probably need to upgrade to a higher version.  You can enter 1099NEC or Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Premium or use any of the Desktop CD/Download programs. All the Desktop programs have the same forms, so you can buy a lower version.  You just get more help and guidance in the higher versions.

How to enter income from Self Employment

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/...

You pay Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) on a Net Profit of $400 or more on Schedule C in addition to regular income tax on it.   You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit (If it is greater than $400).  The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare.  So you get social security credit for it when you retire.