My husband paid another realtor a referral fee and he filled out a W-9 to give to us. What software would I purchase to record this transaction?

[my20161]

We didn't give the other realtor a 1099 misc.  Should we have?

[IsabellaG]

Yes, you should have given the other realtor a 1099-MISC for the referral fee if you paid him $600 or more (the due date to send to both the IRS and the payee was 01/31/2017). You would use TurboTax Self-Employed to report your income and expenses, and you can use TurboTax Quick Employer Forms for the 1099, which you can still send. You are subject to a penalty for late filing of  your 1099. See this link for a chart:  https://www.irs.gov/government-entities/federal-state-local-governments/increase-in-information-retu...

[VolvoGirl]

If you are filling out a schedule C for your realtor business income income it would go on schedule C line 11 for Contract Labor.  You need the Online Self Employed version to enter business expenses.  Or any version in the Desktop CD/Download program will work.  You just get the most help in the Home & Business version.