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If I made money on the side how do I file it on my taxes and what form do I file it under

 
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Vanessa A
Employee Tax Expert

If I made money on the side how do I file it on my taxes and what form do I file it under

You will file it as self-employment income.  

You can then use TurboTax Premium Online or TurboTax Home and Business to file a Schedule C reporting your income and expenses as part of your return. This income will be reported on Schedule C which is part of your overall tax return. This also means you will be subject to SE Tax.  If you did not pay SE Taxes in 2024, and if you plan to do this again in 2025, it may be a good idea to make  quarterly estimated payments to cover your SE taxes of 15.3% and avoid penalties.

 

Taking Business Expense Deductions

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If I made money on the side how do I file it on my taxes and what form do I file it under

Why can't they use TTax Deluxe?  That version has Schedule C and does the SE calcs.

DawnC
Employee Tax Expert

If I made money on the side how do I file it on my taxes and what form do I file it under

You can't use TurboTax Online Deluxe if you want to enter any business expenses.   If you are not claiming any business deductions, you can avoid the upgrade.  

 

And you can do it in the desktop version, but there will be no step by step guidance for business items in the deluxe version.   @plpollack 

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