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New Member
posted Jun 7, 2019 5:36:45 PM

How to add Wages to Schedule C?

Your answer are about income

I need to add new categories to my Schedule C

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Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:46 PM

Your screen name suggest that you may be filing a Trust return. If so, this is not the correct product.

Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:48 PM

If Employee Expenses doesn't show up in the list you need to go back to the Business Profile section and click Edit by Has Employees and change it to yes.
Go to Business tab- then Continue
Business Income and Expenses - Click the Start or Update button

You should see the Business Summary page that lists your businesses, (right below the list you can Add Another Business)

Then click EDIT by the business name and the next screen should be a list of  topics,
Business Profile, Income, Inventory/Cost of Goods Sold, Expenses, Assets, and Final Details last.

Click Start or Update by Business Profile
Then Click Edit by Has Employees and change it to yes

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:49 PM

How do I get to Business profile section?

New Member
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:50 PM

Not a trust return

Level 15
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:52 PM

I gave the steps.

Intuit Alumni
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:53 PM

Wages are reported on your W-2 and are not entered on Schedule C. Income that is reported can be called several thing; self-employment, independent contractor, or non-employee compensation. There are two ways to enter your income on Schedule C, depending on whether or not you had a 1099-Misc.

HOW TO ENTER without a 1099-MIsc 

You can enter the words, "self employed income" in the search bar and click FIND.

When asked "Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?" select Yes

You'll see the screen titled "Tell us the type of self-employment work you do." Enter your description, then Continue

On the next screen "Let's get income for [description]" select the button Additional income. Includes 1099-K, check/cash payments and Continue 

The next screen will say "Tell us about additional income for your [description] work." List descriptions and amounts on this screen


New Member
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:55 PM

I want to add Wages that I am paying in my business on Sch C

Intuit Alumni
Jun 7, 2019 5:36:56 PM

That you pay others? Enter it under wages.