It's more likely TurboTax is not recognizing the way your income is entered rather than a lack of expenses. A 1099-NEC is not the same as a 1099-NEC. You will need to enter the form as it's identified and if you are truly self-employed, you may want to review What self-employed expenses can I deduct? to see if there are any of your own expenses you can deduct!
You will want to delete and re-enter your form so you can break this loop. To delete, please follow the instructions below:
- Within your return in TurboTax Online search for Schedule C.
- Click the Jump to link in the search results.
- If you get to a self-employment summary screen, delete the self-employment income line with the trash can icon.
- If you get to the question Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? answer No.
- Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the screen.
- Click on Delete a Form.
- Scroll down to your Schedule C and Schedule SE and click Delete if they are still there.
- Go back and search for 1099-MISC (or -NEC if that's what you entered) and do steps 1-7 again for that form specifically
To re-enter your form please follow these steps:
- Open or continue your return in TurboTax
- Search for self employed income (use this exact phrase, don't add a hyphen) and select the Jump to link at the top of the search results
- Answer Yes on the Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? screen
- If you land on the Your 2021 self-employed work summary page, select Review next to the work you're adding income for
- Answer the questions on the following screens until you arrive at Let's enter the income for your work
- Select the form that applies to your situation and Continue
- You can enter the info from your 1099 form on the following screens
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