Which form should I be filling out if I'm a freelance graphic designer who earned less than $600 in 2022? I did not get a 1099-NEC form from my payer.

As you have earned less than $600 of self-employed income, you will not get a form 1099-NEC.

 

But you are still required to report this income as Other Self-employed income.

 

You report the income you received in cash, checks or bank transfers or without a 1099-NEC as self-employed income under Other self-employed income.

• In business income, just under Type of Income, click on Add Income for this work
• On the next page, click on the radio button next to Other Self-employed Income
• Click Continue to enter your income received in cash, checks or bank transfers.

 

If you have expenses related to this business, you can deduct them.

 

To report your business income and expenses, you'll need to use TurboTax Deluxe or TurboTax Self-Employed (Online) if you have expenses to deduct or TurboTax Home and Business (CD/Download).

You can enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe or Premier but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Self Employed version or use any of the Desktop CD/Download programs. All the Desktop programs have the same forms.  You just get more help and guidance in the higher versions.

 

How to enter income from Self Employment

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653

 

You can enter your income from self-employment without a 1099-NEC by entering it as Other Self-employed Income.

 

You can enter it in TurboTax Online by following these steps:

1. Open or continue your return in TurboTax
2. 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
3. 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
4. Answer the questions on the following screens until you arrive at Let's enter the income for your work
5. Scroll down to the Income section and click Add income for this work
6. Choose Other self-employed income and Continue

Be sure to check out What self-employed expenses can I deduct? to take advantage of all your eligible deductions too.

 

@ajungg28 

Thank you!