Income that is reported on 1099-NEC is considered self-employment income. So if TurboTax asks if you have self-employment income to report, answer "yes" so the program can guide you to be sure you report it correctly.
To enter your 1099-NEC in TurboTax:
- Sign in and open or continue your return.
- Search for 1099-NEC and select the Jump to link.
- Answer the questions and continue through to enter the information from your form.
- If you have multiple 1099-NECs to enter, you can select +Add Another 1099-NEC on the 1099-NEC Summary screen.
When you’re done, we’ll ask you a few questions and help you by entering any expenses you may have so that you can reduce your taxable income.
To learn about what expenses you can deduct from that self-employment income, go here: What self-employed expenses can I deduct?