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March 15, 2022
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If I have a 1099-Nec do I have to enter self-employment information as I own a business?

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VolvoGirl
March 15, 2022

Yes.  You have your own self employment business.  You ARE the business. 

 

To report your self employment income you will fill out schedule C in your personal 1040 tax return and pay SE self employment Tax. You can enter Self Employment Income into Online Deluxe or Premier but if you have any expenses you will have to upgrade to the Self Employed version. Or any of the Desktop programs. But you will get the most help in the Home & Business version.


How to enter income from Self Employment
https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/self-employed/help/how-do-i-report-income-from-self-employment/00/26653


Self Employment tax (Scheduled SE) is automatically generated if a person has $400 or more of net profit from self-employment. You pay 15.3% SE tax on 92.35% of your Net Profit greater than $400. The 15.3% self employed SE Tax is to pay both the employer part and employee part of Social Security and Medicare. So you get social security credit for it when you retire. You do get to take off the 50% ER portion of the SE tax as an adjustment on 1040. The SE tax is already included in your tax due or reduced your refund. The SE tax is in addition to your regular income tax on the net profit.

 

Here is some IRS reading material……
IRS information on Self Employment
https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/self-employed-individuals-tax-center


1040 Schedule C Instructions
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf


Publication 535 Business Expenses
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p535.pdf

 

JohnB5677
March 15, 2022

@VolvoGirl gave you a very complete answer if you do have a business, but there is also a way to enter it alone.

  • Go to Wages & Income

  • 1099 MISC and Other Common Income

  • Select Income from a 1099-NEC

  • Enter payer's name

  • EIN Number

  • Amount you received

  • State what it was for

  • Click None of these apply

  • No you do not have expenses to enter

This will allow you to post the 1099-NEC without entering a schedule C (Self-employed business)

 

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