To qualify for the use of our online portal, your Net Earnings must be greater than $0. Your Net Earnings is the amount entered in line 6 of Schedule SE (Form 1040)

• You regularly carry on a trade or business as a sole proprietor or an independent contractor.
• You are a partner in a partnership that carries on a trade or business.
• You are otherwise in business for yourself, including a part-time business, seasonal or even one time gig worker.

If there is NOT a number in Line 31 of your 2021 IRS Form 1040 , select "No".

A W2 form is a tax document used in the United States to report an employee's wages paid by their employer. It includes information such as the employee's total earnings, federal and state income tax withheld, Social Security and Medicare taxes withheld, and other contributions made by the employee. Employers are required to provide their employees with a W2 form each year by January 31st, which employees then use to file their income tax returns.

You may have received compensation for your Qualified sick and/or family leave from your employer. Still unsure? Select YES if either of the following applies:

• Check Box 14 of your 2021 IRS Form W-2 or W-2c and look for codes that Start with “J” or include: SKLV$511, FMLA, or FFCRA. If you see these codes, select YES.
• If you received a separate statement from your employer indicating Qualified sick and/or family leave, select YES.

What qualifies as "missed work?"

• Being told to self-quarantine by a medical professional or government official
• Taking care of children who were affected by school shutdowns
• Having COVID-19 symptoms
• Taking care of someone else who had COVID-19 issues

• Megan canceled her personal training sessions for the month of May 2021 because her daughter's class went remote due to COVID19
• The beauty salon Carl cuts hair at was shut down for five weeks due to local COVID19 restrictions
• Ben was exposed to COVID19 by a friend and isolated at home 10 days
• Rebecca missed 1 week of food delivery service because of fatigue and soreness due to the COVID vaccine

Below is an example Schedule SE form, identical to what would be included with your 2021 tax returns if you qualify. Often this form is generated without you even knowing it, especially when using popular online tax return services. You can login or revisit any service or professional that filed your taxes for you and ask for a copy of your return. If you received any 1099’s or filed a Schedule C, please check to see if a Schedule SE was generated on your behalf!

• Quarantine/lockdown orders from federal, state, or local governments
• Caring for a child whose daycare or school was closed due to COVID-19
• Having symptoms of COVID-19 or seeking a medical diagnosis including routine testing
• Experiencing side effects from the COVID-19 vaccine
• Caring for someone with COVID-19 symptoms