Please review this IRS link for more information. Normally if you had an housing allowance, you can deduct expenses include rent, mortgage interest, utilities, and other expenses directly relating to providing a home. If these expenses exceeded your allowance, then it is a net loss for Self-Employment purposes. if you can't apply that net loss against the taxable income in your return, then there is a carryover. I don't know if this is what happened in your case but it might be an explanation.
Also if you reported income from fees for performing marriages, baptisms, or other personal services, these are generally earnings from self-employment for income tax purposes. If you reported more expenses, then earnings, then this could be an explanation for the loss carryover from previous years.
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