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1099-NEC

kayemgee — Tue, 10 Feb 2026 10:32:12 GMT

My spouse and I coached club volleyball. The organization gave us 1099-NEC documents, but we are not small business owners, we simply coached the team. How do I delete the Schedule C that automatically populates as a result of TurboTax thinking we are business owners?

Re: 1099-NEC

DawnC — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:10:24 GMT

You need the Schedule C. For tax purposes, you are the business owner. Am I self-employed? Don't delete it, you can use your home address for the business address and no EIN is required. You are entering the 1099-NEC correctly.

Re: 1099-NEC

kayemgee — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:15:30 GMT

Thank you. When TurboTax says to name the business, I put "coaching". Should I list it as one single business for my husband and I, or two separate businesses?

Re: 1099-NEC

AnnetteB6 — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:20:38 GMT

For the business name, use your own name unless you are operating a business under a particular name. 'Coaching' would be the type of business or work instead of the name.

If you both received Form 1099-NEC, enter two separate businesses (two separate Schedule C).

@kayemgee

Re: 1099-NEC

kayemgee — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:32:53 GMT

Thank you! For the PA State Return, this is where I get confused. It asks me to enter "Method of accounting: Accrual, Cash, or Other". But since we don't actually own a business and didn't do any accounting, what should be entered here?

Re: 1099-NEC

Vanessa A — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:39:16 GMT

If you just keep track of your income as you get it and spend it, then you would select Cash accounting method. This is the most common method of accounting. And since, you say you didn't do anything accounting, this would be the method you would select. Accrual accounting would require you to count the income when you earn it instead of when you receive it. This is not a typical method of accounting for individuals.

Re: 1099-NEC

kayemgee — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:42:51 GMT

Thank you! For Method of Inventory, would it be Cost, Lower of cost or market, or Other?

Re: 1099-NEC

Vanessa A — Wed, 28 Feb 2024 18:45:04 GMT

If you are volleyball coaches, you would not likely have an inventory. So you could skip this question. However, if you do carry an inventory and count it as you buy it, then it would be cost.