1099-misc help!

[pedspod]

I received a 1099 misc for accompanying for church services throughout the year.  I am a stay at home mom and do this on the side.  I am an RN by profession but am not currently employed as an RN.  I wouldn't classify this as my main job, but I feel like TT is wanting me to call myself self-employed and is asking me if I "materially participated" and for a principal business code.  Is there a way to enter this just as extra income and not as if I am self-employed?  Is that the correct route to go? I made just over $2k so enough to need to file....Thank you for your help!

[HelenC12]

Yes, self-employed is how the tax code states you need to report the $2,000 side job income. Had this been a part-time job at Starbucks or a Walmart, you would have paid in Federal Income Tax, State Income Tax (if applicable), Social Security Taxes and Medicare Taxes. Filing as self-employed allows the government to collect all these taxes. 

Please see the following TurboTax FAQ for additional information:

How does my side job affect my taxes?

You're considered self-employed—even if it’s just something you do on the side, like drive for Uber, babysit, or blog.

Your taxes are handled differently than when you're an employee of a company.

As a self-employed individual you:

• Will pay self-employment tax (because income tax and Social Security aren’t deducted from your pay)
• Will get a 1099-MISC or 1099-K (unless you only accept cash or personal checks)
• File a Schedule C, Form 1040 (this is how you report business expense or loss of income)
• Can deduct money you spent on work-related expenses (like mileage, home office expenses, and mobile phone use)
• Can estimate the taxes that are due and make quarterly estimated tax payments during the year

Get started by entering your income from self-employment. We'll handle the rest, from creating the forms you need to reviewing work-related expenses that can help reduce your taxes.

[saesooner]

I am in a similar situation and did not make any estimated quarterly tax payments or self-employed fica payments. Does turbotax calculate these and deduct them from my refund? Asked a different way, If I file using turbotax am I actually paying the self-employed fica taxes correctly? Or do I need to pay these a different way?

[VolvoGirl]

Yes.  Turbo Tax calculates the self employment tax and adds it to your tax due or reduces your refund.

 Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) is automatically generated if a person has $400 or more of net profit from self-employment.  You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit greater than $400.  The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare.  So you get social security credit for it when you retire.