Do I still file a schedule C if I have expenses but no income for my business? Are those expenses still deductible?

[AndreaC1]

Yes, you can still input your expenses even if you only had a no income or a small amount of income. It looks like you are using TurboTax Home & Business desktop software, so I will provide steps below for how to start the Schedule C to enter your business expenses. 

• Click Search Topics in the top of the software screen
• Type in Schedule C and select it in the list and click Ok
• This takes you to the Did you have any income and expenses for a business in 2016? screen
  
• Answer Yes and follow prompts to enter your business information 
• Once you've gone through a few screens, you will get to the Your Business screen
• Scroll down to Business Expenses section there and start inputting your expenses there

Another way to get here is to:

• Click Business tab and Continue
• Select I'll choose what I work on and then Start or Update next to Profit or Loss from Business
• This takes you to the Did you have any income and expenses for a business in 2016? screen
  
• Answer Yes and follow prompts