Do I have to enter an amount for "start-up" costs?

[kenya]

I have a small business and I am being asked to enter "start-up" costs.  However, I do not have any to report as my business was started in 2015

[midget8932]

Leave blank. If the expense didnt happen this year. It wont apply to this years taxes.

[Coleen3 · Accepted solution]

No, you would have had to enter them in 2015, if you had any. There is a screen which asks if you began or ended the business in 2016. Do not check that you began in 2016 as it will look like you didn't have it in 2015. Start up costs are amortized.

For costs  paid or incurred after September 8, 2008, you can deduct a limited amount of  start-up  and organizational  costs . The  costs  that are not deducted currently can be  amortized  ratably over a 180-month  period . The  amortization period starts  with the month you begin operating your active trade or business.