If you are filling in the information in TurboTax Desktop version in the forms mode you double click on the brown box to the left on Schedule C. This will connect your 1099-Misc to a Schedule C.
I am using the web version so it looks like I don't have the same functionality. That you for your reply. I found an alternative workaround that allowed me to file online.
For the 2020 tax year, 1099-MISC, Box 7, has been replaced by Form 1099-NEC.
Please comment back with what box is showing income on your 1099-MISC. From there, we can assist you with how to put it on your tax return.
New error just came out see
There is a known issue when using TurboTax Online that is related to the program asking you to double-click to link to Schedule C. Take a look at the TurboTax article below and use the link in the article to enter your email address to be notified once this is resolved.
Why can't I link my 1099-NEC in TurboTax Online?
Alternatively, take a look at the additional information below for a possible series of steps to solve the issue.
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:
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 and within the correct form and section of your return.
Use these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return.
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.
I am really struggling with this. I have a 1099-NEC and followed these steps but it is still asking me to enter the schedule c information? @AnnetteB6
I've tried deleting both of my 1099-NEC and still getting the same issue.
Be sure to completely close out of the program and the browser. When re-opening, use Chrome in an Incognito window.
Form 1099-NEC is a new form for non-employee compensation that replaces what used to be reported on Form 1099-MISC, Box 7 in the past. For more details, see What is Form 1099-NEC?
What to do if the 1099-NEC is associated with farm activity (schedule F) and not self employment (schedule C)? I enter in the 1099-NEC via the schedule F wizard, but when I try to e-file I get stuck in the loop demanding I double click to link to schedule C, even though I don't have a schedule C. I tried deleting and re-entering the 1099-NEC (twice) but get the same outcome. Please advise.
You can choose to enter this as a cash payment of business income by selecting Income from farming activities (if you choose this, delete the 1099-NEC). Continue through the screens until you can enter the amount of income received on your Form 1099-NEC. The form is an information document and is not required to be specifically entered in the form itself. Be sure to keep this with your tax records.
This will allow you to move forward to complete your tax return.
Diane, I really, really appreciate your prompt help with this. Unfortunately, deleting my 1099-NEC didn't remedy the issue. I still get the prompt, and I can tell from the prompt that TurboTax didn't really delete my 1099-NEC...the application references the old name of the payer from the 1099-NEC in the prompt. (The payer's name was "Casey County Conservation District".) Any more ideas? I deleted the 1099-NEC and clicked all the way through the Federal wizard again, but the delete didn't seem to take. If I click back into the 1099-NEC wizard there is not one listed there, so nothing for me to re-delete.
There is a known issue when using TurboTax Online that is related to the program asking you to double-click to link to Schedule C. Take a look at the TurboTax article below and use the link in the article to enter your email address to be notified once this is resolved.
Why can't I link my 1099-NEC in TurboTax Online?
Alternatively, take a look at the additional information below for a possible series of steps to solve the issue.
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.
You have already tried deleting the Form 1099-NEC, but now you need to add it back to your return through a Schedule C. This will insure that the income is reported directly as part of your Business Income and Expenses and within the correct form and section of your return.
Use these steps to go to the Schedule C section of your return.
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.
I appreciate this response, but as I mentioned earlier, I don't have a schedule C, I have a schedule F, so I can't follow those steps. I did enter my email to be notified of the bug fix.
I have to wonder if my problem isn't the fact that I am not able to delete my 1099-NEC.
You want to make sure you clear the cache and cookies from your browser once you delete the 1099-NEC. This can be a life saver when your computer remembers things you want it to forget.
As far as entering the cash income, because it belongs to the Farm, it must be entered on Schedule F, not Schedule C as you noted.
I didn't specifically list the steps, so they are here for you now.
@DianeW777 Thank you so much for your continued attention. I cleared my cache and cookies, tried e-filing again. Still no luck. Same issue. Please advise. I appreciate the instructions for entering cash income, but I know how to do that. I already did that. The problem is the application is referring to a 1099-NEC that I deleted. I have no way to "re-delete" it.
Well I am digging myself deeper into a hole here. I thought creating a "dummy" schedule C and then deleting it might flush the pipes out somehow and get me past this, but instead I have doubled my issues. Now when I try the Review "completecheck" I get TWO errors, both associated with 1099-NEC/schedule C's that have been deleted. I have no way to go back and "re-delete" them. Please advise. If it matters, I was using an "incognito" window to try and eliminate any errors associated with cookies/cache.
If you have not already deleted it from the left menu, try these steps in a Chrome web browser:
Otherwise, check your entries that you have now included to make sure it is only reported once for your Schedule F.
For your reference for other details about Farm income and expenses, see the IRS Agriculture Tax Center.
[Edited 02/08/2021 | 1:07 PM PST]
@KathrynG3 Bless you! That did it! Thank you so much. My taxes are done and filed.