DawnC
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Self employed

If you do the same kind of work for all 3 businesses, report it as one business activity on one Schedule C.    If the businesses operate doing different lines of work, you need separate Schedule Cs.   Ex:  If you do dog grooming and also build furniture - you would file separate business returns.   This requires dividing up your total expenses between each business, so this requires more work.      @Nebantaah 

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