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I can’t put my income for ubering in. I’m not claiming any expense

maryhouston1981 — Tue, 03 Feb 2026 05:43:36 GMT

Re: I can’t put my income for ubering in. I’m not claiming any expense

Hal_Al — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 20:54:57 GMT

In TurboTax (TT), enter at:
- Federal Taxes tab

- Wages & Income”

Scroll down to:

- Business Items

- Business Income & Expenses (Sch C)

Or type> business <in the search box

Be advised that the self employed have to pay both the employer and employee share of FICA (social security & Medicare) tax. This is known as self employment tax (SET) and is in addition to income tax. TT automatically calculates this when you enter self employed income, and completes schedule SE.

You cannot use the free edition of TT to report business income.

You are not allowed to not claim your expenses, in order to manipulate your income to qualify for credits.

References:

https://www.eitc.irs.gov/tax-preparer-toolkit/frequently-asked-questions/earned-income-self-employment-income-and-business#:~:text=Are%20taxpayers%20required%20by%20law,income%20and%20deduct%20all%20expenses.

https://community.freetaxusa.com/kb/articles/103-do-i-legally-have-to-claim-all-my-business-expenses#:~:text=Claiming%20business%20expenses,tax%20credit%20(EITC)%20purposes.

Re: I can’t put my income for ubering in. I’m not claiming any expense

LeticiaF1 — Wed, 22 Jan 2025 22:04:58 GMT

As Hal_al mentioned, the income you receive from Uber is considered self-employment and should be entered in TurboTax under Your income and expenses section. To enter the income:

Open or continue your return.
Go to the self-employed income
Say Yes on the Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
For the type of self-employment work you do, enter Uber or rideshare driving
Continue answering the rest of the questions

I know you don't want to claim expenses, but per IRS rules self-employed individuals are required to claim all income and deduct all expenses.

What self-employed expenses can I deduct?

How do I report income from self-employment?

How do I import my income information from Uber?

@maryhouston1981