topic Re: Best version question in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Best version question

wg668 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:06:49 GMT

For filing 1. joint (married) 2. small business and 3. rental property, which version of turbotax would be most appropriate?

Re: Best version question

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:07:41 GMT

We need to know about the "small business." Please provide details.

Re: Best version question

wg668 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:09:08 GMT

small business - very small - owner (myself) and 2 employees - online software service witrh income < 200K/year

Re: Best version question

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:12:33 GMT

If the business is not an S-corps, C-corps or multi-member partnership then you simply have self-employment income. All of your combined income goes on your joint return on a Form 1040.

If 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 desktop software 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

If you live in a state with a state income tax, you might need to make estimated payments to your state.

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

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/business-taxes/discussion/self-employed-don-t-miss-these-tax-moves/00/3400413

Re: Best version question

wg668 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:14:25 GMT

Thank you. The business is in fact an S-Corp, while the rental property is under another LLC of which I am the chief officer

Re: Best version question

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:18:27 GMT

@wg668 Well-- oops--- if you have an S-corps you need two different software versions. For the S-corps you have to use TurboTax Business on a Windows computer. Your personal 1040 cannot be prepared using that software, so you need online Premium or any version of the desktop download for your personal return.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/small-business-taxes/

Re: Best version question

wg668 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:27:55 GMT

and the LLC can be completed and filed on the premium version? Thanks so much for your detailed response.

Re: Best version question

xmasbaby0 — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:30:05 GMT

As long as the LLC is not S-corps, C-corps or multi-member partnership, it goes on Premium as self-employment income. And you prepare a Schedule C.

Re: Best version question

rjs — Sun, 12 Jan 2025 20:37:14 GMT

xmasbaby0 is assuming that you have a single-member LLC. But you said that you are the "chief officer" of the LLC. That sounds like there are other members of the LLC. If it's a multi-member LLC it has to be treated as a partnership. That means that the LLC has to file a partnership tax return, Form 1065. You can do that with TurboTax Business, not with Premium. So you have three tax returns that you have to file.

There is a possible exception if you and your spouse are the only members of the LLC and you live in a community property state.

If the LLC has filed an election with the IRS to be treated as an S corp or a C corp, then of course it has to file the appropriate corporation tax return instead of a partnership return.