Self employment

[jjaclongfellow]

I was previously self-employed, but this past year I was a stay at home mom. How do I remove the Self-employment income? I tried simply answering "No" to the income question, but it still shows up under income. Now I can't file my taxes until TurboTax updates business forms that I don't need. 

[DoninGA]

Delete the Schedule C that transferred from the 2022 tax return.

See this TurboTax support FAQ for deleting a Schedule C - https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/small-business-processes/delete-prior-ye...

[jjaclongfellow]

These are the forms that I see. 

[DoninGA]

The only business related items in your list are the Form 8995 Qualified Business Income Deduction and the Qualified Business Income Deduction Summary.

Delete those forms and see if the problem persists.  It may depend on the order that these are deleted for both to be deleted 

[jjaclongfellow]

Thanks for the help! TurboTax won't let me delete the forms and isn't giving me any other options to remove the Self-employment income from the "You're Income" section. 

[DoninGA]

I just checked my test return using the Premium online editions.  I also have the Form 8995 and the QBI Worksheet listed and cannot delete those either.

I also selected NO for having Self-Employment income.

Checked the Form 1040 and Schedule 1 to see if any self-employment income was entered and no SE income is on either the 1040 or Schedule 1 Line 3.

The return is waiting on the Form 8995 to be finalized on 01/17/2024 in the Review section.  After the Form 8995 becomes available see if you can continue your tax return for e-filing without the program asking for any type of SE income.

To view your Form 1040 plus Schedules 1, 2 and 3 at any time using the online editions. Click on Tax Tools on the left side of the online program screen. Click on Tools. Click on View Tax Summary. Click on Preview my 1040 on the left side of the screen.

[jjaclongfellow]

I just checked and everything looks the same on my return. No SE income was entered. When trying to file last night, I got the same message regarding the forms needing to be updated. I was hoping to be able to get around having to wait for the forms since I don't have anything entered that would qualify me for them. It looks like, unfortunately, I will have to wait until later this week to try to file. 

Thanks again for your help!

[ThomasM125]

A qualified business income deduction can come about from entries on schedule K-1 forms and rental income, not just from self-employment income. That is probably why you can't delete it as it may be necessary even though you don't have self-employment income.