Business & farm

Hi Diane,

I changed my wife's personal photography business from inactive to discontinued.  My audit risk went from very low to very high.  TurboTax says the high audit risk is due to:

  1. Having a Schedule C
  2. Significant reduction in business income over the last year (not true-it's been inactive for 3 years)
  3. Business expenses are significantly higher than business income ($0 income, $0 expenses, but ~$120 depreciation for camera gear).  

Is this audit risk an anomaly or am I better off just letting this business 'ride' as inactive?

Thank you,

Bill