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posted Jun 4, 2019 11:22:24 PM

Tax Year Prior to 2020: I am a physician and did moonlighting at urgent cares as side jobs and received 1099-MISC. Are they supposed to be reported as "business income"?

Two of the three 1099-MISC forms(I worked at 3 different urgent cares) had my income under "Nonemployee compensation" but one form has the income listed under "Meidcal and health care payments" and when I tried to put this into Turbo Tax, it required me to list it under "business income". Please let me know if I am supposed to consider all three as "business income".

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Jun 4, 2019 11:22:25 PM

Yes, you will considered them all to be business income since they were all compensation for your services.  You will file a Schedule C as a self-employed person.  The Schedule C will flow onto your individual income tax return (Form 1040) and be netted with other personal income and expenses.

How to get to that area  While inside the software and working on your return, type Schedule C in the Search at the top of the screen (you may see a magnifying glass there).  There will be a popup that says Jump to Schedule C.  Select that to get to the general area. 

When you set up your business, you can use your own name, address, and social security number (if you don't have a business name or EIN). Then, when done with the Business Profile:

  • go to Business Income and Expenses
  • select Edit next to your business (if it is there)
  • scroll to Business Income 
  • on the next screen, you will see a place to enter a Form 1099-MISC
  • then, after you enter the information for the first one, you should get to a screen to Add Another

Follow through all the areas in the Business section of the TurboTax software and it will provide you with a lot of assistance. You'll notice blue links that have more information and details about the particular sections that will be extremely helpful. 

Also, this link may be helpful to you IRS Small Business Help Center .