Self Employed...No Income

[mft1180]

My wife started a business last year but did not earn anything nor draw a salary. How do I not that on my tax return? She does have start up costs as well.

[Coleen3 · Accepted solution]

Enter no income when you start the self-employment section. Follow through the steps to enter your expenses.

 HOW TO ENTER without a 1099-Misc

First, sign in to My TurboTax

Next, click the orange Take me to my return button

On the white bar at the top, click Federal Taxes

Then, Wages & Income

In the Self-Employment section (you may need to click Show more), next to Income and Expenses, click Start (or Revisit)

When asked "Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?" select NO

You'll see the screen titled "Tell us the type of self-employment work you do." Enter your description, then Continue

On the next screen "Let's get income for [description]" select the button Additional income. Includes 1099-K, check/cash payments and Continue 

The next screen will say "Tell us about additional income for your [description] work." List descriptions and amounts on this screen