How can I report my tax earning from Mturk as a worker?

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  1. JRod

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    I am about to do my taxes and I don't know how I can report the earning that I make on MTurk.
     
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    It is always advisable to talk to a tax professional if you're in an unfamiliar situation. That said, you want schedule C if you're doing them by hand. It's going to be business income if you're using tax software.
     
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    I have this question every year :lol:
     
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    lol This is my first year! Have you figured it out yet?
     
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    I found some videos on YouTube for self employed people.
     
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    Schedule C is the way to go. There's no need to worry about complicated paystub/payroll stuff unless you're filing taxes as an S-Corp or C-Corp.
     
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    yes, I use freetaxusa and there is a YouTube video explaining things
     
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    Who can afford a tax professional? I watch YouTube and do it myself.
     
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    Glad to hear that you found a lot of useful information on (). Thanks for sharing your experience!

     
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  11. Wfrty13

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    The tax forms used to have a line for hobby and other income (hobby disappeared long ago I think). I got to sort that out as well as I made a couple of dollars last year on MTurk. I'm still thinking other income is what I'm going to look closely at. (possibly simpler approach if nothing else)