Job expenses for 1099-NEC income

[EllieWS]

My 14-year-old kid recently started to officiate sports games and earned $600, so he received 1099-NEC.

I did enter his job related expenses such as uniforms, books, official membership, official gear etc, which cost $450. However, based on Turbox Tax, he still owes taxes for almost $90. Does this look right? Did I enter something wrong?

[ColeenD3]

Maybe. Is it applying SE tax or Federal Income Tax?  Line 4c states: "Combine lines 4a and 4b. If less than $400, stop; you don’t owe self-employment tax."

Print your return and look at it to see exactly what is happening.

Schedule SE

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[EllieWS]

Hi ColeenD3!

Thank you for directing me to check the Schedule SE!

I just checked and found that 4a listed as $550 and 4b as nothing, which made 4c as $550. I did enter the job related expenses, but it seemed not reflecting here. I wonder I entered it incorrectly. Sometimes the questions by Turbo Tax confuse me. How do I get it fixed? Where should I enter the expenses?

Thank you again for your help!

[Cynthiad66 · Accepted solution]

It depends on where you entered the expenses.  You should have prepared a Schedule C and apply all of the expenses there.  The expenses has to be entered in the same place as the income.

Here is how to add self-employment income in TurboTax Online

1. Open or continue your return.
2. Search for schedule c and click the Jump to link in the search results.
3. Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? ...
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

@ EllieWS

[Cynthiad66]

Cynthiad66

Re: Job expenses for 1099-NEC income

It depends on where you entered the expenses.  You should have prepared a Schedule C and apply all of the expenses there.  The expenses has to be entered in the same place as the income.

Here is how to add self-employment income in TurboTax Online

1. Open or continue your return.
2. Search for schedule c and click the Jump to link in the search results.
3. Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? ...
4. Follow the onscreen instructions.

@ EllieWS

[EllieWS]

@Cynthiad66 

Thank you so much for your guidance! That's very helpful!

Once I entered the expenses from Schedule C, the tax amount just turned magically to zero! I guess I didn't enter the expenses at the right place. Sometimes those Turbo Tax Easy Step questions are somehow confusing.