I made money with Uber for 2017, but the company did not give me a 1099 because I made less than $600. Do I still need to report this?

[LinaJ2018 · Accepted solution]

Yes, you do.  When you earn money from driving Uber, IRS considers you as self-employed. You are required to file a schedule C and pay self-employment taxes for any net earnings $400 or above. 

If you do not have any related expenses to claim, you can stay with TurboTax Deluxe edition.  However, if you incurred any related expenses, you will need to upgrade to use the TurboTax Self-Employed online version. To enter your non-1099 MISC income, please see instructions below.  To upgrade, follow on-screen instructions to enter information, the program will prompt you for the upgrade.

In TurboTax Deluxe online program:

• After sign into your account, select Take me to my return 
• Across the top, in the search box, type in schedule c and Enter 
• Select Jump to schedule c
• On the screen, Tell us the type of self-employment work you do?  Follow the prompts.
• On the screen, Let's get income for your business?  select Additional income and other Income to continue