My wife is a blogger and received a lot of 1099-Miscs.

[paul_betz]

My wife is a blogger and received a lot of 1099-Miscs. She doesn't sell any products and only does product reviews and promotes other companies. Do I have to set it up as a business on my tax forms? Do I need to fill out a schedule C? Also a few companies did not send her any 1099s, she added up the total of which she made for these companies, where do I put that income? We already owe back taxes from a previous year where she didn't tell me about all of her income and improperly calculated payments she received. I am trying to prevent that again because I myself do not have any taxable income to report but it also hurts me when mistakes are made.

[Kat]

Paul:

1)  Yes, your wife is self employed and you will need to file using a Schedule C.  If her business doesn't have an official "name", her name and social security number will suffice for naming the business.

2)  Be sure that you offset any income with legitimate business expenses that she may have incurred, which will decrease her taxable income.

3)  You should be submitting quarterly estimated income tax payments to the IRS as well as to your state, if that applies.

I'm going to attach a few TurboTax FAQs that will offer some information.  But your most complete info will come from IRS Publication 334, linked below.

https://www.irs.gov/publications/p334/index.html

Here are the FAQs:

"Does a 1099-MISC mean I'm self employed?"

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4770969

"If I didn't get a 1099-MISC, do I still need to report the income?  Even if it's less than $600?"

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2894380-if-i-didn-t-get-a-1099-misc-do-i-still-need-to-report-the-...

"How do I make estimated tax payments?"

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1900481-how-do-i-make-estimated-tax-payments

The info I've shared will at least get you started.  Your wife will owe self employment taxes as well as income taxes on her income (net profit over $400 annually).  Please post back if I can offer any further assistance.