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Reporting Jury Duty Income in TaxAct

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If you've served on a jury during the most recent tax year, and have received more than a certain, legally determined amount of money for your jury services, you'll need to report it on your tax return. You can report jury duty income in TaxAct.

Learn more about reporting jury duty income.

To report jury duty income in TaxAct:

Sign in to your TaxAct account, then click the My Tax Returns tile.
Locate the relevant return, then click Open Return in the Actions column for that return.
In the left navigation bar, click Federal.
In the Federal Quick Q&A Topics panel, click Other Income > Prizes, awards or other miscellaneous income.
On the Miscellaneous - Amounts Received screen, scroll down to the Jury pay field, then enter the appropriate amount.
Scroll down again, then click Continue at the bottom right.