If you are not an employee receiving a W-2, you will file a Schedule C as a self-employed person. The Schedule C will
flow onto your individual income tax return (Form 1040) and be netted with
other personal income and expenses.
How to get to that area
:
While inside
the software and working on your return, type Schedule C in the
Search at the top of the screen (you may see a magnifying glass there).
There will be a popup that says Jump to Schedule C.
Select that to get to the general area.
When you set up your business, you can use your own name,
address, and social security number. Then, when done with the Business Profile:
- go to Business Income and
Expenses
- select Edit next
to your business (if it is there)
- scroll to Business
Income (If you didn't
receive a Form 1099-MISC, you can skip past that.)
- select that and on the next
screen, you will see General
Income (for tips and income received that is not on a 1099-MISC form)
- enter a description for the income (ex. Services,
or Consulting, Customer Sales) and
the amount
Follow through all the areas in the Business section of the
TurboTax software and it will provide you with a lot of assistance. You'll
notice blue links that have more information and details about the particular
sections that will be extremely helpful.
Also, this link may be helpful to you IRS Small Business Help Center .
