If you were open for business, meaning you were ready to provide services and actively seeking sales, then you should deduct the expenses on schedule C in 2023. Otherwise, you should not complete the business schedule C and keep a record of your expenses as you can enter them a start-up expenses next year when the business is up and running.
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