If using the desktop software and entering in Forms Mode, there are some glitches in that Schedule C, Part V section--due to a new Schedule C Worksheet.
First make sure your desktop program is up to date. Run the program updater to get the latest updates.
Transferred-in expenses that come in from 2016 cannot be edited directly on the
actual Schedule C, Part V. Turbotax says this is by design. Those expenses are actually being pulled from the new
Schedule C Worksheet. When you are in Forms Mode, in the left-column forms list it is called
Schedule C Wks.
The transferred expenses can
be edited either on the new Schedule C Worksheet or in the Interview Mode (step-by-step mode). And when entered in one of those 2 places, it "should" flow to all 3 places correctly. If you try to edit it on the
actual Schedule C, Part V, however, you'll experience the bizarre behavior with
uneditable fields that move around.
While in Forms Mode, look in the left column list of forms, and select the Schedule C Worksheet
(may be abbreviated as Schedule C Wks). On the Worksheet you can
scroll way down to "Miscellaneous Expenses", and then in that subtopic
scroll further down to "Other expenses." You should be able to
edit/delete any transferred-in expenses there on the Worksheet. Then check the Schedule C, Part V
to be sure your changes flowed correctly to the Schedule C, Part V.
The
other way would be use the interview mode (step-by-step) to edit the 2016 transferred expenses. "Other
Expenses" entered from interview mode flow first to the Schedule C
Worksheet, and then to Schedule C, Part V.
Here is another oddity, and is problematic since it is a glitch:
A
NEW expense CAN
surprisingly be entered directly on Schedule C, Part V, but it should
NOT be entered there. If you enter a new expense there directly on
Schedule C, this new expense does NOT flow backward to the Schedule C
Worksheet, and it does not flow back to the interview screen in
Interview Mode. So it would not be consistent with the Worksheet or the
Interview. The new total does flow back to the Interview in the
2017 column summary, but on the interview screen, it's not showing in
the listed expenses and amounts.
In summary:
So for your transferred-in expenses you can probably edit them OK either on the Schedule C Worksheet or in the Interview Mode (Interview Mode is probably best). A new or edited expense entered in the
Interview Mode does appear to flow correctly to both the Schedule C Worksheet
first and then to Schedule C, Part V.
I would recommend all entries and edits for Schedule C Part V
and all new "other expenses" be done in Interview Mode to assure that
everything flows correctly. At least until things are toned up in this section. In any case, once you have corrected and entered all "other expenses", review them in all 3 places---the
Interview Mode screens, the Schedule C Worksheet, and the Schedule C
itself--to be sure all has flowed correctly and that it is consistent in
all 3 places.
And when all "other expenses" have been edited and entered, verify that the total of your "other expenses" is correct on your Schedule C, Line 48 and Line 27a.
