1099-NEC is asking me to link to Schedule C, but no matter what I put in the tab, it doesn't take. What am I missing?

Since income reported on Form 1099-NEC needs to be reported on Schedule C, the program is trying to tie these two forms together to be sure that it is reported correctly and on the right form.

Try going back to the section where you entered the Form 1099-NEC if you entered it on its own and delete that entry.  Use these steps:

• On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
• This opens a box where you can type in “1099-NEC” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
• The search results will give you an option to “Jump to 1099-NEC”
• Click on the blue “Jump to 1099-NEC” link

This will bring you to the summary of all Form 1099-NEC that you have entered.  Click Delete or the trash can icon next to each one.

Next, you will re-enter the Form 1099-NEC as part of the Schedule C so that the income is reported directly as part of your Business Income and Expenses.  

Use these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return.  If you do not have a Schedule C yet, follow the steps on the screen to get started.

• On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)
• This opens a box where you can type in “schedule c” and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)
• The search results will give you an option to “Jump to schedule c”
• Click on the blue “Jump to schedule c” link

If you already have a Schedule C in your return, edit it and go to the section to Add Income.  This is where you will re-enter the Form 1099-NEC. 

If you do not already have a Schedule C in your return, follow the prompts and enter the information about your work/business for which you received the Form 1099-NEC.  Then continue through that section to Add Income and enter the Form 1099-NEC plus any other income you received for that self-employed business.  

Don't forget you can also claim expenses related to your business.

After you are finished, the error condition should be eliminated. 

Please follow-up after you have tried these steps and let me know if the problem was solved.  

I followed these instructions and was able to find where it jumps to the "1099-NEC" page directly. In the income section, it only listed two 1099-NEC entries (one for LYFT, one for UBER) but on the "jump" page, it showed 4 entries, and one was still blank. Apparently the system was retaining information that was not being shown, but prevented the Schedule C from generating.

I deleted the 2 redundant entries and verified the information on the remaining 2. Success! I was able to complete the e-file for both Federal and State, and hopefully all is well.

Thanks again for the help!

This 100% fixed the issue for me.

this helped me as well: going to 1099-NEC delete them, and then go to Schedule C and adding 199-NEC again

The workaround did not work for me. I deleted everything, started over and tried going in through the 'jump to schedule c' option twice.

Thanks so much for posting this solution! It worked! Deleted 1099 NEC and then reentered 1099 NEC in the schedule C section as you suggested. Thanks again!

Thanks so much! This worked for me after hours of trying to figure it out!

same here. No luck with the workaround.

 Last week I spoke with someone over the phone who said this was a programming issue. At that time i signed up for an alert from turbotax saying they'd send me info when this problem was resolved and i haven't heard anything yet.

Oh wow that's a bummer you're just waiting for the issue to be worked out by turbo tax! This work around did work perfectly for me. Did you delete all the 1099-NEC info out and then reenter it under the schedule C section? It's so frustrating when things don't work like they should. Sorry you're having trouble! Best of luck! 

thank you very much for this fix.  I talked to TT by phone and they could not fix the issue. 

Happy to have been able to fix and file.

you need to delete 1099-NEC, but not from interview screen- go to search/ 1099-NEC/ jump to 1099-NEC and delete all the forms from there.  before going to Schedule C, again via search . Hopefully it will work. worked for me

These instructions work. I had been trying to submit my returns for a week. Customer service told me I needed to wait to submit on 2/12 because the software wouldn't allow returns to be submitted before then. Not correct at all! Follow the instructions listed and it will work fine.

THIS was helpful. I love you Vika!

This 100% worked, thank you!

Deleted and re-entered. Still got error.

Logged out, then back in. Now passes final review.  Odd, a little disconcerting.

Turbotax screw up on this 1099-NEC coding! What a surprise to me

Hello! I deleted the 2020 1099-NEC & Expenses twice, re-entered and still getting an error that the Schedule C is missing. 

Is there something I am doing incorrectly?

Make sure you enter a Schedule C as well. 

You will need to enter the information in both Form 1099-NEC and Schedule C sections.  You would start from the 1099-NEC section under "1099-MISC and Other Common Income".  You would then follow prompts to tell the program you are filing a Schedule C.  As it creates a Schedule C for you, you will need to go to the Schedule C portion separately to confirm your income amount, add related expenses and complete required information. 

In TurboTax online, here are the steps: 

• Sign into your account, select Pick up where you left off
• From the upper right menu, select Search and type in 1099nec and Enter
• Select the Jump to 1099nec
• Follow prompts to complete the section

Then 

• From the upper right menu, select Search and type in schedule c and Enter
• Select the Jump to schedule c
• Next screen, "Your 2020 work summary" under your self employed business, select Review
• Continue to enter related expenses and other required information

The net profit will show on line 8 of your Schedule 1 and Form 1040.

@chiaxiong

This solved me issue as well.

This did not work for me, even after multiple attempts. 

Mine is still not working, been using TurboTax for years and never had to "link" anything like this, and have entered 1099 plenty of times.

I think it is because you entered the 1099-NEC in the wrong place. Here are the correct procedures for entering a 1099-NEC and linking with a Schedule C. First of all, delete your last 1099-NEC entry so you can start off with a clean copy. if necessary, go to tax tools>tools>delete a form>delete 1099-NEC. Once it's deleted, follow these steps.

1. Log into Turbo Tax if you aren't there already.
2. Go to federal>income and expenses
3. Self-Employment>show more
4. Schedule C: 1099-NEC, 1099-MISC, 1099-K, expenses>Self-employment income and expenses
5. Enter your business profile after entering, you will select the button at the bottom of the page that says looks good.
6. Then you will get a page that says, Let's enter the income for your Consulting work
7. Select 1099-NEC to enter in your return You can ensured that you will receive no more error messages about linking to a Schedule C. 

I can’t locate the search bar to get to the 1099 form. I’m using IPhone 11. Only has a ? And Live Advice. Please help

Rental Agent for single family house sends me a 1099 NEC to report rents received.  Turbo Tax forces me to use Schedule C even though I file a Schedule E.  The result was double reporting of rental income as Business Income also.