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Copyright income

richfmartin1 — Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:16:50 GMT

The TurboTax help screen indicates that "Income from copyrights ... would be considered investment royalties". I have a very small amount of income from a textbook from a German publisher so there is no 1099 from. How do I enter this income in TurboTax?

Re: Copyright income

Anonymous_ — Fri, 23 Dec 2022 00:15:31 GMT

See https://www.thetaxadviser.com/issues/2013/dec/kelley-dec2013.html

@Critter-3

Re: Copyright income

richfmartin1 — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:39:21 GMT

Although this is excellent information, it does not answer the question. To rephrase the question, "If I decided that the royalty income does not need to be treated as business income, and I have no 1099 form for the income, where do I report it in Turbo Tax?"

Re: Copyright income

Critter-3 — Mon, 26 Dec 2022 13:46:12 GMT

It is a royalty ... it goes on the Sch E even if you have no 1099 for the income. In the income section look for this ...