To enter your contract labor costs from the 1099-MISC:
- Go to Federal > Income & Expenses
- Under Your income and expenses, click Edit next to Self-employment income and expenses
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- On the next screen, click Edit next to your Line of work
- Scroll down to the Expenses section and click Add expenses for work
- On the Tell us about any expenses for work page, scroll down to Less Common Expenses and select Contract Labor
- Click Continue and then you can enter your contract labor expenses on the next screen.