"untitled" Schedule C / business "relates to"

[nunaya]

I have used TurboTax for years and it brings in much of my basic info including two schedule C's, one for my wife's business and one for my business. When I go to enter 1099-NEC and update or add a new one then on the first one allows me to select the business which it relates to and shows my two businesses (my two Schedule C's). I select my business and then go to add a second one and my business is not an option to check, only my wife's. Then if I go back to the first 1099 and edit it, then my business is not associated with it any longer and my business no longer shows as an activity to check. Also, after entering the first 1099-NEC and correctly checking my business it relates to,  that business does not show up in the "relates to" column of the summary section of your 1099s and when I go to "forms" that Schedule C shows as "untitled". I have tried deleting all prior years 1099 and starting fresh and many other options. Any ideas what could cause this?

[nunaya]

I was finally able to find a way to work around the issue.   Rather than using the step by step, I went directly to my schedule C and income line item 1b. There is a grey button for "quickzoom" to add a form 1099 NEC.  Once you click that you can modify prior year forms or add new forms.  After you add a form then right below Box 1 where you enter the dollar amount you see "Schedule C" and if you double click the blank then it allows you to choose a business to associate with this 1099.  For whatever reason, doing this does not have the issue of removing the business activity fromt the list of choices (I have two businesses) and all my 1099s are in that relate to this activity (this schedule C).   My guess is the glitch has something to do with going to the new 1099-NEC  vs. 1099-MISC but I tried deleting all my old 1099-MISC forms and starting fresh and I still had issues so going to the forms was the only thing that worked.

[Critter-3]

@nunaya 

FYI ... entering the 1099s is for your use only and it is NOT required by the IRS.  On the Sch C only the total is reported on the Sch C when the return is filed ... the IRS got the 1099 info from the issuer ...  so you can skip the 1099 entries and just enter the total ... this will save you much time, effort and headaches.

[nunaya]

Thank you for your reply!  I reached out to a CPA friend and asked about entering 1009's individually vs. just including the total amount for all 1099's.  Here is what he said: 

"For electronic filing purposes, the IRS wants you to enter each 1099 so they can match them up, but, generally, as long as the gross income is more than the total 1099’s they have on file, you’re o.k.  So, it’s possible that you might get a letter if they think you missed a 1099, but it can be cleared up with a simple call or letter explaining that it was included.  I’ve never seen a problem with 1099-NEC’s as long as the total is greater than or equal to the 1099s."

So either way sounds like you will be OK but since I file electronically through TurboTax I might avoid the hassle of having to explain to the IRS if I do go ahead and enter them individually. 

[Critter-3]

30 years in private practice and I have never entered anything but the total on the Sch C and never ever got an IRS notice for the missing entries   and none of the hundreds of other preparers in the big box store I started with had problems either.  In fact we never taught this requirement in the 15 years I took and taught the class and if this was an IRS requirement I am sure the company would have had that in the text book. 

In fact this is not written anywhere in the IRS filing requirements.  All they get when you efile is the amounts on the forms (check the transcript for confirmation)  and NOTHING from  the TT worksheets ... those are for your use only.  When you enter the individual forms in the program it is acting like an adding machine and just records your entries so that YOU can compare what you entered against the forms you have in your hands.