Carl
Level 15

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Just FYI, but they did not indicate one way or the other that they reported the business as closed, sold or otherwise disposed of on the previous year's return. If they did not, and just delete the SCH C, it'll come back to bite them in 24-36 months after filing the return without it.
Also, if they did not report the disposition of the business on the prior year's return, then if they clear and start over, the SCH C information will still be imported anyway (as it should be) even if they still indicate they didn't have a business in 2016. Until a "final" SCH C is filed with the IRS, it will keep doing this.