Self Employed taxes

[Tanya761]

Last year I started doing work on Amazon Mechanical Turk as well as on Connect Cloud Research. I did not receive any forms from either place and I made a little under $400 at each place. I have no idea how to progress as I don't really have a way to get in touch with them per se. How should I proceed?

[Vanessa A · Accepted solution]

Since this is work as an independent contractor, you are considered self-employed. You can enter your income using your records, without a form.  To enter your self-employment income click the following:

• Federal
• Income and Expenses
• Show More next to Self-Employment
• Start or Revisit next to Self-Employment
• Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expenses
• Enter the type of self-employment work you do
• Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info"
• Click Looks good
• Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business.  It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks.  Select the one that applies to you and hit continue
• If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income
• Enter your self-employment income on the next screen

Reporting Self-Employment Business Income and Deductions

[Tanya761]

Thank you so much for the quick and detailed help, Vanessa ( I really needed it!). You rock!