I just started my business last year and did not make any money how do I file without 1099 forms?

sashauna_29 — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 04:14:29 GMT

Re: I just started my business last year and did not make any money how do I file without 1099 fo...

AnnetteB6 — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:24:24 GMT

If you have self-employment expenses to claim from starting your business, but no income, you will need to file those expenses on Schedule C Business Income and Expenses. Form 1099-NEC would not be required.

Use the following steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return to enter your information:

On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
This opens a box where you can type in “schedule c” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
The search results will give you an option to “Jump to schedule c”
Click on the blue “Jump to schedule c” link

Be aware that you will need to use either TurboTax Online Self-Employed or one of the CD/downloaded versions of TurboTax to claim self-employment expenses.

Re: I just started my business last year and did not make any money how do I file without 1099 fo...

fanfare — Tue, 01 Feb 2022 13:26:14 GMT

When you make no money, there's nothing to file.

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I just started my business last year and did not make any money how do I file without 1099 forms?

Re: I just started my business last year and did not make any money how do I file without 1099 fo...

Re: I just started my business last year and did not make any money how do I file without 1099 fo...