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Should I file taxes for a job as a realtor. I made roughly 4k and spent about 5k towards it. I did bartend, taxes were taken all year and I should get money back there.

ltanguma1 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 03:33:43 GMT

I only made about 15k bartending, I have 2 kids, and I’m paying on student loans. I'm in Texas and I used my savings to live off of and get my realtor job going.

Re: Should I file taxes for a job as a realtor. I made roughly 4k and spent about 5k towards it. I did bartend, taxes were taken all year and I should get money back there.

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:16:49 GMT

Yes, you need to file a tax return. If you had even $400 of self-employment income you are required to file a tax return. You will prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.

All of your income including the bartending income and realtor income goes on that same tax return.

You have self-employment income for which you will pay self-employment tax for Social Security and Medicare. You will need to use online Premium software or any version of the CD/download so that you can prepare a Schedule C for your business expenses.

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://blog.turbotax.intuit.com/self-employed/self-employed-tax-deductions-

calculator-2021-2022-50907/https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901110-do-i-need-to-make-estimated-tax-payments-to-the-irs

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/calculators/self-employed/

Or—-Use this IRS site for other ways to file for free. There are 8 free software versions available from the IRS Free File site

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Re: Should I file taxes for a job as a realtor. I made roughly 4k and spent about 5k towards it. ...

JulieS — Wed, 14 Feb 2024 14:29:28 GMT

Yes, you are supposed to file one return each year that includes all of your income.

I assume you got a 1099-NEC for your real estate work. If that's the case, you need to enter that along with your W-2 from your other job.

Here's how to get started on that:

Open your return
Select Wages & Income.
Scroll down to Other Common Income, expand the section by selecting the down arrow to the right.
Select Edit to the right of Income from Form 1099-NEC.
Answer the first question Yes.
Select Add a 1099-NEC.
Enter the information from your 1099-NEC, select Continue.
Answer the remaining questions to report your income and expenses.