Where do I enter income earned for one day when I didn't recieve a tax form for the income?

[janeyq]

I worked one day at a church. I didn't receive a tax form.

Where do I enter income earned for one day when I didn't recieve a tax form for the income? Should I enter it as "other income not already reported on a W-2 or 1099? Or should it be entered as "other reportable income"?

[Hal_Al · Accepted solution]

Yes, you could enter it as other income. But, Assuming you want the income  to count as earned income, for the Earned Income credit (EIC); you need to enter it as self employment. The easiest way is at the 1099-Misc screen.  You do not need the payer's ("employer's") Employer ID Number (EIN).

 Enter your income at the 1099-Misc screen (even if you didn't get a 1099-misc).

In TurboTax (TT), enter at:
- Federal Taxes tab

 - Wages & Income

-Scroll down to:

   - Other Common Income

      -Income from Form 1099-Misc

When asked why you got the 1099-Misc, select “Freelancer or Independent contractor”

The IRS considers undocumented cash income (no W-2 or 1099-MISC), for work performed, to be self employment income. If the amount was less than $433, you will not be subject to social security tax

[janeyq]

Thank you very much Hal_Al.