Did not receive my 1099-NEC. Where do I report the earnings?

kevgold2012 — Wed, 04 Feb 2026 04:58:43 GMT

I did contract work as a sole proprietor and earned about $2200, but the business I worked for never sent me a 1099-NEC. Is it safe to report it as "other self-employed income"?

Re: Did not receive my 1099-NEC. Where do I report the earnings?

Vanessa A — Tue, 15 Apr 2025 11:52:46 GMT

You would report this just as self-employment income. To enter your self-employment income select the following:

Federal
Income and Expenses
Show More next to Self-Employment
Start next to Self-Employment
Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expenses
Enter the type of self-employment work you do and you can select that you use your name for your business
Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info"
Click Looks good
Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business. It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks. Here is where you will enter the money you receive.
If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income
Enter your self-employment income on the next screen
Continue and on the next screen click add expenses

This income will be reported on Schedule C which is part of your overall tax return. This also means you will be subject to SE Tax. If you did not pay SE Taxes in 2024, and if you plan to do this again in 2025, it may be a good idea to make quarterly estimated payments to cover your SE taxes of 15.3% and avoid penalties.

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Did not receive my 1099-NEC. Where do I report the earnings?

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