topic Deduct expenses for Disabled Adult in Deductions & credits

Deduct expenses for Disabled Adult

Carlton — Mon, 23 Feb 2026 10:41:17 GMT

I received a 1099-NEC for caregiving but I spent all the money in addition to my own money to take care of the disabled adult. Looking at Schedule 1 can I deduct that amount on line 8a? Because the money was paid out to take care of him, and not to me

Re: Deduct expenses for Disabled Adult

Anonymous_ — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:23:21 GMT

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Re: Deduct expenses for Disabled Adult

Carlton — Thu, 19 Jan 2023 20:58:56 GMT

What does Stay tune mean

Re: Deduct expenses for Disabled Adult

Mike9241 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 01:20:37 GMT

see these links

https://www.aarp.org/caregiving/financial-legal/info-2017/tax-tips-family-caregivers.html

https://www.irs.gov/faqs/irs-procedures/for-caregivers

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/family-caregivers-and-self-employment-tax

your situation is not clear, you should consult with a tax pro or upgrade to live.

Re: Deduct expenses for Disabled Adult

AliciaP1 — Fri, 20 Jan 2023 23:28:40 GMT

You need to report your 1099-NEC as self-employment income (as an independent contractor) and deduct the expenses you paid on the Schedule C. The loss from Schedule C will show on line 3 of Schedule 1 and will reduce your total income on your Form 1040. The amount on line 8a of Schedule 1 is to report Net Operating Losses from previous years.

To enter your 1099-NEC in TurboTax please follow these steps:

Open or continue your return in TurboTax
Search for self employed income (use this exact phrase, don't add a hyphen) and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results
Answer Yes on the Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? screen
- If you land on the Your 2022 self-employed work summary page, select Review next to the work you're adding income for
Answer the questions on the following screens until you arrive at Let's enter the income for your work
Select the form that applies to your situation and Continue
You can enter the info from your 1099 form on the following screens

For more information on optimizing your deductions against self-employment income see What self-employed expenses can I deduct?

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