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I am a free lancer and did not make enough money to receive a 1099K, do I report income and how?

a3f2403fcb08 — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 09:57:33 GMT

Re: I am a free lancer and did not make enough money to receive a 1099K, do I report income and how?

ee-ea — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:28:12 GMT

See this FAQ

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-schedule-c/L5Fz3j5us_US_en_US?uid=lflpan19

Re: I am a free lancer and did not make enough money to receive a 1099K, do I report income and how?

a3f2403fcb08 — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:31:38 GMT

Hi, thank you for the link. I tried that but every time I click yes on the page it takes me to an error screen, not sure if it’s the website or my device

Re: I am a free lancer and did not make enough money to receive a 1099K, do I report income and how?

ee-ea — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:36:43 GMT

@a3f2403fcb08

This is what the link has

Where do I enter Schedule C?

SOLVED•by TurboTax•6645•Updated 1 month ago

Once you add your self-employment income and expenses in TurboTax, we'll generate a Schedule C.

Here's how to add your self-employment income:

Open or continue your return.
Select Search, enter schedule c and select the Jump to schedule c.
- Or go to Wages & Income and select Start or Revisit next to Self-employment income and expenses under Self-Employment.
Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
- If you've already entered self-employment work and need to enter more, select Add another line of work.
Follow the on-screen instructions to enter your Schedule C.

Here are the self-employed expenses you can deduct and where to enter them.

If you need Schedule C to report a 1099-NEC or 1099-MISC, search for 1099-NEC or 1099-misc, then select the Jump to link. We'll ask questions about your 1099 income and generate Schedule C if your situations calls for

Re: I am a free lancer and did not make enough money to receive a 1099K, do I report income and how?

a3f2403fcb08 — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 14:41:44 GMT

Yeah, i can view the faq link just fine, when I answer yes to the self employment income section it redirects me and goes to an error page rather than letting me fill out the info.

Re: I am a free lancer and did not make enough money to receive a 1099K, do I report income and how?

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 17 Jan 2024 15:25:11 GMT

You have self-employment income and will need to use either online Premium software or any version of the CD/download on a full PC or Mac because you need to prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses. Those software versions can do that.

You will be paying self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare, and possibly ordinary income tax depending on how much you earned in total during 2023.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2926899-how-does-my-side-job-affect-my-taxes

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/form-1099-nec/1099-nec/L5qTsBiSe_US_en_US

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/what-is-the-self-employment-tax/00/25922

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902389-why-am-i-paying-self-employment-tax

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901340-where-do-i-enter-schedule-c

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/3398950-what-self-employed-expenses-can-i-deduct

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs

If you do not receive a tax document---you still must enter your self-employment income

If your self-employment income was only from cash, personal checks, credit card payments, or cryptocurrency

Type Schedule C in the Search box and then select the Jump to link. This will take you to where you can enter any cash, personal checks, credit card payments, or cryptocurrency (Form 1099-K) related to your self-employment. You may first be asked some general questions about your business. After you answer them, you’ll be taken to the Let's get income for (your line of work) screen where you can enter this income as Additional Income.