dmertz
Level 15

Retirement tax questions

Although a sole-proprietor is both employee and employer, none of the contributions to your solo 401(k) go on schedule C.  Schedule C line 19 is only for reporting the contributions made on behalf of non-owner employees.  Contributions to the sole-proprietor's own solo 401(k) account appears on Schedule 1 line 16 as self-employed retirement contributions.  In TurboTax this is done through entries on the Keogh, SEP and SIMPLE Contribution Worksheet.