topic Hi my son is 18 and received a 1099-MISC for cleaning a non profit thrift store. He received approximately $2000. Does he pay taxes on this? Can he expense supplies? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

Hi my son is 18 and received a 1099-MISC for cleaning a non profit thrift store. He received approximately $2000. Does he pay taxes on this? Can he expense supplies?

jmpalama — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:26:59 GMT

Income reported on a form 1099-MISC in box 7 is self-empl...

MinhT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:01 GMT

Income reported on a form 1099-MISC in box 7 is self-employed income. Self-employed income is subject to income tax and self-employment taxes calculated at 15.3% on 92.65% on the net income. He can deduct expenses such as supplies from this income.

He will have to use TurboTax Deluxe to report this income or TurboTax Self-Employed if he has expenses to deduct.

If he is claimed as your dependent, he has to indicate on his tax return that he can be claimed as a dependent by someone else.

Please read this TurboTax FAQ on how to report this form 1099-MISC:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4801198

He has nothing in box 7 and he does this as volunteer wor...

jmpalama — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:02 GMT

He has nothing in box 7 and he does this as volunteer work with nominal pay. Is this still taxable?

If he has a 1099-MISC, in which box is the income reported?

MinhT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:04 GMT

If he has a 1099-MISC, in which box is the income reported?

Box 3

jmpalama — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:05 GMT

Box 3

Hi Box 3 in the only box filled out

jmpalama — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:08 GMT

Hi Box 3 in the only box filled out

If this is just occasional work or a one-time help given...

MinhT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:09 GMT

If this is just occasional work or a one-time help given by your son, then this can be considered as Other income, and as it was less than $12,000, your son is not required to file a tax return. On the other hand, if this is regular work, this is self-employment income even if it is reported in box 3 and your son must file a tax return and pay self-employment tax.

It was less than 40 hours throughout the year for less th...

jmpalama — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:11 GMT

It was less than 40 hours throughout the year for less than 40 days.

If this was ongoing throughout the year, it is self-emplo...

MinhT — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:12 GMT

If this was ongoing throughout the year, it is self-employed income and your son has to file a tax return and report it as self-employed income.

Thank you very much

jmpalama — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:27:13 GMT

Thank you very much