What should filers do under "Miscellaneous Income" if they are reporting an income greater than $2100 but do not (and will not) receive a 1099 or W2 from their employer?

[cassie-schauble]

TurboTax suggests entering income in the miscellaneous category if the individual filing has not received a 1099 or W2 form. However, the Miscellaneous Income page also states that filers should not report a number exceeding $2100 from their employer. What should filers do, then, in the case that they are reporting an income greater than $2100 but do not (and will not) receive a 1099 or W2 from their employer?

[Hal_Al]

If you worked for this income, you do NOT have "Misc. Income" or "Other Income". You have either self employment income or Household Employee income. Since you are quoting the $2100 limit, I'll assume you were a household Employee (nanny, baby sitter, maid, gardener, etc.).

If you total income was more than $2100 and no one "employer" paid you less than $2100, you must report the income as self employment income. 

You report the income from your own records. The IRS considers undocumented cash income (no W-2 or 1099-MISC), for work performed, to be self employment income. Enter at "Business Income & Expenses" and TurboTax (TT) will complete Schedule C or C-EZ for you and allow you to deduct any expenses associated with this income. You'll also have to pay self employment tax (social security & medicare tax) on any profits greater than $400.

You may have to upgrade to the Self Employment version of TT. If you have no expenses to deduct, There's a chance you may be able to use TT Deluxe or Premier. Enter your income at the 1099-Misc screen (even if you didn't get a 1099-misc). You do not need the payer's ("employer's") Employer ID Number (EIN).

In TurboTax (TT), enter at:
- Federal Taxes tab

 - Wages & Income

Scroll down to:

   - Other Common Income

      -Income from Form 1099-Misc

When asked why you got the 1099-Misc, select “Freelancer or Independent contractor”

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/1901317-schedule-c-ez-net-profit-from-a-business

[Hal_Al]

TurboTax also has another free product called the Free File Edition (not to be confused with the regular Free Edition).  It has free Federal preparation and free State preparation. There is no efiling fee. It is not available after October 15
The Free file Edition can handle a 1099-MISC or undocumented cash self employment income
The Free file Edition is more fully-featured than the regular Free Edition.  The Free File Edition can prepare Schedule A, C, D, E, and F that the Free Edition cannot.  

For Free File Edition a user needs to meet only ONE of these qualifications:
•      AGI of $34,000 or less
•      or active duty military (including Reservists and National Guard) with a military-issued W-2 and a 2018 AGI of $66,000 or less
•      or eligible for the Earned Income Credit (EIC aka EITC).

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