The Internal Revenue Code only allows income averaging to farmers and fishermen. If you are a farmer or fisherman, you need to complete Schedule J, Income Averaging for Farmers and Fishermen.
From within your TaxAct® return (Online or Desktop), click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then select Federal.
Click Business Income in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu to expand the section and then click Farm/fishing income averaging
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