To report this income as "other income" and not Schedule C type income, in TurboTax desktop, go to the Wages & Income section (you will need to click the Federal Taxes tab first). When you are in the Wages & Income section, scroll down to the bottom of the page where you will see Less Common Income, and at the bottom of that list, select Miscellaneous Income.
On the next page, select Other Income and respond accordingly to the questions. You will have to enter the amount you received, and a short description of the income. When done, this income item will be on your Form 1040, line 8.
If you are using TurboTax online, the steps described above are very similar to what you need to do to report your income as "other income." In TurboTax online, go to Income & Expenses, scroll down the page to the last item Less Common Income, select Miscellaneous income, then from the list select Other reportable income. Again you will have to enter the amount you earned plus a short description of the work you performed.
If you are using TurboTax Online, here are the steps to follow to preview your Form 1040:
Open or continue your return.
- Select Tax Tools in the left menu (if you don't see this, select the menu icon in the upper-left corner).
- With the Tax Tools menu open;
- Select Tools.
- Next, select View Tax Summary in the pop-up.
- Then Preview my 1040 in the left menu.
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