I worked as a Personal Delivery Driver for UPS, I needed tires, repairs, a GPS unit to do this, do I get a tax write off for those?

[Bsch4477]

Are you an independent contractor receiving form 1099-NEC or an employee receiving a W-2?

[elkkid2]

Well, that's just it, I don't know, but I paid turbotax extra so that I could talk to an expert last year, Turbotax should know because they did my taxes last year...Their support was supposed to last a whole year, but...hmm, not getting that support, so I asked here.

[VolvoGirl]

Did you work for UPS in 2020 on your 2020 return?   What did you get last time?  Do you have a Schedule C in your 2020 return?   That would be for 1099 self employment income.

UPS has until Jan 31 to mail you either a W2 or 1099NEC.   Wait and see or ask UPS what you will get.

Turbo Tax won't know what kind of tax form you will get for 2021.  It might change from 2020.

[elkkid2]

I'll look, but I think I only received the "paperless" form.  I'm not sure where to look for that!  Lol!

[VolvoGirl]

Let me ask you this......did they take any taxes out of your pay?   That usually means you are an employee and get a W2.  Look at your 2020 return.  Did your pay show up on 1040 line 1 or 8?

Line 8 comes from Schedule 1 line 3.   Do you have Schedule 1?