When reviewing my federal returns, Turbo tax shows my "Total Income nearly $9,000 higher than actual. It list it in "Other income from schedule 1". I cant find the issue

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I have double checked all of my entries and they don't add up.

[CatinaT1 · Accepted solution]

To identify and correct this $9,000 discrepancy in TurboTax Online, use the following steps to source the entry.

1. To see the exact line item causing the increase:
2. Select Tax Tools from the left navigation menu, then click Tools.
3. In the Tools Center pop-up, select View Tax Summary.
4. On the left sidebar, click Preview my 1040.
5. Scroll to Schedule 1 (Additional Income and Adjustments to Income).
6. Look at Part I (Additional Income), specifically Lines 1 through 8.
7. Line 8 is the "catch-all" for other income. If the $9,000 is here, look for a description next to it (e.g., "Hobby Income," "Prizes," "NOL Carryover," or "Other").

Possible causes:

• It could be a state tax refund recapture. If you itemized deductions in 2024 and received a state refund in 2025, TurboTax may have automatically calculated a taxable recovery on Schedule 1, Line 1.
• For college students or parents, if financial aid exceeded tuition/books, the excess is reported on Schedule 1.
• It could be gambling winnings. If you entered total winnings but they were not on a W-2G, they appear here.
• If you imported data from a financial institution or scanned a 1099-G (Unemployment), the software may have created a duplicate entry—one from the import and one manual entry.
• If you answered questions about a side activity (hobby income) but indicated it was "not for profit," the gross income is placed on Schedule 1 without allowing for expense offsets.

Once you identify the item on Schedule 1, if you need to delete something that was duplicated:

1. Select Tax Tools > Tools from the left menu.
2. Click Delete a form.
3. Review the list for any forms that do not belong or look duplicated (e.g., Form 1099-G, W2-G, or an Other Income Worksheet).
4. Click Delete next to the suspect form and confirm.
5. Return to the Federal Review to see if your total income now matches your records.

Be careful not to confuse Schedule 1 (Additional Income) with the new Schedule 1-A (Additional Deductions).

• Schedule 1 adds to your income.
• Schedule 1-A subtracts from your taxable income for items like the New Senior Deduction ($6,000 per person over 65) or No Tax on Overtime. If you mistakenly entered a deduction as income, it would cause a significant swing in your total.