Yes, you can still input your expenses even if you only had a no income or a small amount of income. It looks like you are using TurboTax Home & Business desktop software, so I will provide steps below for how to start the Schedule C to enter your business expenses.
- Click Search Topics in the top of the software screen
- Type in Schedule C and select it in the list and click Ok
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This takes you to the Did you have any income and expenses for a business in 2016? screen
- Answer Yes and follow prompts to enter your business information
- Once you've gone through a few screens, you will get to the Your Business screen
- Scroll down to Business Expenses section there and start inputting your expenses there
Another way to get here is to:
- Click Business tab and Continue
- Select I'll choose what I work on and then Start or Update next to Profit or Loss from Business
- This takes you to the Did you have any income and expenses for a business in 2016? screen
- Answer Yes and follow prompts
