why won't turbo tax let me enter my 1099 NEC income before my expenses

[Maggiecp2]

When I go into the wages and want to enter my 1099 Nec income for my small business it takes me to expenses first. I want to enter all of my 1099 income first

[pk]

@Maggiecp2 , if I am reading your situation correctly :

(a) your income is reported to you on 1099-NEC

(b) you do not have a W-2 and not an employee somewhere

In such a case , 1099-NEC incomes are NOT reported under wages. These are treated as self-employment / sole proprietor based income.  Thus are reported on Schedule-C -- gross income ( shown on 1099-NEC) ,  allowable expenses associated with this  income stream are deductible before computing the net income .   On this income you pay taxes and also  Self-Employment  Taxes ( Social Security & Medicare taxes at 15.3% of about 92 % of net income ).   In TurboTax , select "1099-NEC" in come category and it will walk you through filling out the  proper forms and schedules.

Is there more I can do for you ?

[VolvoGirl]

How to enter income from Self Employment

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