Reporting Upside Referral Earnings

[PM2026]

Hi Everyone,

Could you please advise me on how to correctly report my earnings from Upside? I received five bank transactions totaling $0.31 with the description: “You just earned $… thanks to your referral using Upside.”

It’s not a bonus — it’s earnings — but the amount is very small.

I would like to report it in TurboTax. Could you please provide step-by-step instructions for 2025 on how to do that correctly? I did not receive any tax forms.

[SusanY1 · Accepted solution]

I would recommend not reporting this.  Per IRS conventions, this will round down to zero and be disregarded. 

If you'd like to round up to $1, you can enter this in Miscellaneous income, then Other reportable income.  On this page you will be asked for a description and amount.  You can use any description here that makes sense to you.  

[PM2026]

Hi Susan,

Thank you for your quick response. Just for clarification, is this correct? (AI)

Method 2: Menu Navigation

• Go to Federal Taxes > Wages & Income.
• Scroll down to the Less Common Income section.
• Click "Start" or "Update" next to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C.
• Select "Other reportable income".
• Follow the prompts to enter a description (e.g."Jury Duty""Activity") and the amount.

[SusanY1]

Yes, those are the current correct steps.