Have a 1099-NEC? What to Bring | Hollywood Tax and Care Center

Have a 1099-NEC?

A 1099-NEC means someone paid you for work as an independent contractor, freelancer, or gig worker, not as an employee. This is treated as self-employment income, and it needs more paperwork than a regular W-2 job. Bringing everything below to your appointment helps us finish your return in one visit instead of sending you home for more documents.

What To Bring

Every 1099-NEC (or 1099-K) form you received Total income from this work, even any cash or app payments (Venmo, Zelle, CashApp) you didn't get a form for Your business expenses already totaled up by category (supplies, equipment, subscriptions, advertising, phone/internet for work) Total business miles driven, if you used your car for this work (or a mileage log/app) Square footage of your home office, if you work from home for this business Health insurance premiums you paid yourself, if any Records of any estimated tax payments you made during the year

Please add up your expenses before you arrive. We're not able to go through a stack of individual receipts or invoices for you at your appointment. Add up your total spent in each category (for example, one total for supplies, one total for advertising) ahead of time. Bring your receipts along in case we need to double-check something, but come with the totals ready to go.

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One Thing to Know

We can help with most self-employment income. But if your business had a loss, has employees, or tracks inventory, it may be outside what our VITA program can prepare. If you're not sure, call us before your appointment and we'll let you know.

About Form 1099-NEC irs.gov About Schedule C irs.gov

Not sure if something counts as a business expense? Bring it anyway and ask us.

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