topic Re: Deceased parent in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Deceased parent

Teresarae — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:55:56 GMT

My mother passed away in 2020. In 2022 I received a payment from a settlement for unpaid wages to her estate. I received a 1099 misc form. How do enter this amount as income on my turbo tax filing. It was around $4,000.

Thank you.

Re: Deceased parent

Critter-3 — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 12:32:54 GMT

Follow these directions to post 1099-Misc income not subject to self-employment taxes.

Down the left side of the screen, click Federal.
In the center of the screen, click Income & expenses.
On the screen Your income and expenses, scroll all the way down to the last section, Less Common Income.
Click the Start or Update button for the last topic, Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C.
On the next screen, Let's Work on Any Miscellaneous Income, scroll down and click the Start or Update button for the last topic, Other reportable income.
The next screen asks, Did you receive any other taxable income. Click Yes.
Enter the descriptor IRD and the amount

On the next screen click Done.

The income will be reported on • On the next screen click Done.
The income will be reported on Schedule 1 line 8Z with the description that you entered.

Re: Deceased parent

dmertz — Thu, 12 Jan 2023 13:19:55 GMT

A $4,000 payment made to your mother's estate for unpaid wages is reportable on an estate income tax return, Form 1041, not directly on your personal income tax return. The income to the estate would then be passed through to you on Schedules K-1 (Form 1041) to estate beneficiaries for reporting and taxing on the beneficiaries' personal tax returns.

The TurboTax product for preparing an estate tax return is TurboTax Business (not TurboTax Home & Business).