Schedule C Line 26....

[tennisfanatic]

I do a Run Smart Check and it always points me to this line.

I am a sole proprietor and don't have any employees so I don't have any wage expense and/or work credits.

How do I get through past this point?

[VolvoGirl]

Try this.....

Go to Business tab-Continue

Choose Jump to Full List -or  I'll choose what I work on

Then…..

Business Income and Expenses - Click the Start or Update button

You should see the Business Summary page that lists your businesses

Then click EDIT by the business name and the next screen should be a list of topics,  Business Profile, Income, Inventory/Cost of Goods Sold, Expenses, Assets, and Final Details last.

Click Start or Update by Business Profile

Then Click Edit by Has Employees and change it to YES or No

[tennisfanatic]

Thank you for the quick response however, "has employees" is already No, and "Any 1099 Payments" is Already No.

This area always gives me a problem every year.  Last year I was able to get through this smart check  somehow but this year I can't.  Same business and same self-employed for a few years now.

Any other suggestions?

Mahalo!  

[Carl]

Sounds to me like you may have incorrectly identified yourself as an employee and may have already entered "wages" you paid to yourself. Then you went back and changed "has employees" to no. That does not get rid of the "wages" you may have incorrectly told the program you paid yourself.

Change "has employees" back to yes temporarily. Then work through the employee wages section and remove anything and everything you may have entered in any screen in that section.

Then change "has employees" back to no.