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I did a house sitting job for $250 one time. How do I claim that on my taxes?

 
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HollyP
Employee Tax Expert

I did a house sitting job for $250 one time. How do I claim that on my taxes?

If that was your only income in 2021, then you don't need to file a tax return or report it. 

If you have other income but you are not in the business of regularly house sitting, then you can report it under the section Less Common Income, subsection Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C, under Other reportable income.

 

However, if you house sit on a regular basis and for a profit, then you will need to report this income on Schedule C

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pmakinen
New Member

I did a house sitting job for $250 one time. How do I claim that on my taxes?

TurboTax thinks I should have a 1099-MISC, even though all of my clients have switched over to the 1099-NEC form and I've repeatedly clicked the "I don't have any 1099-MISC forms" radio button.  The software is requesting that I provide an EIN number for the nonexistent form (which is actually a worksheet and not part of the IRS filing package).  How do I delete this form?  Even switching to form view does not help.

PattiF
Expert Alumni

I did a house sitting job for $250 one time. How do I claim that on my taxes?

You can delete a worksheet by following these instructions. Find this in Forms view and delete. Let us know if this doesn't work for you

 

Windows Instructions

  1. Sign in to your TurboTax account.
  2. Switch to Forms Mode by selecting the Form icon.
  3. From the menu, select the form you want to remove.
  4. After the form is generated in the right pane, select the Delete Form button.
  5. Follow any instructions to remove the form or forms.
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