If you have self-employment income that is exempt from self-employment tax, you my need to enter or review the adjustment for Schedule SE (Form 1040) Self-Employment Tax.

To enter or review the adjustment:

1. From within your TaxAct return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then click Federal.
2. Click Taxes in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand, then click Self-employment tax adjustments.
3. Continue with the interview process to enter all of the appropriate information.
4. On the screen titled Self-Employment Tax - Adjustments, enter the Other adjustments (+ or -) amount as a negative number, then click Continue. This should be exempt from self-employment tax.

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