Was your business a sole proprietorship? If so, this is just a transfer of equity and assets. This means it is a balance sheet transaction that is not reported on the Schedule C and cannot be considered a business expense. The same would hold true if this were a single-member owned LLC. Different types of business entities may require a different approach.
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