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Schedule c question

  • February 11, 2022
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If i had a misc business expense in 2019 and 2020 lets say it was a subscription to a trade magazine. And I did not have that expense in 2021.Should i delete it from the misc expense line when go into my schedule c its already there since it was there the past 2 years. Or should i just leave it and leave the amount  paid blank.

    Best answer by DawnC

    Delete it.  If there is nothing on that line, it might cause an error when you attempt to e-file.   For tax purposes, it doesn't matter, but sometimes having a zero or blank entry makes TurboTax unhappy.     If you are trying to delete it in Forms mode, delete it from the Schedule C Worksheet (Schedule C Wks) if you can't delete it from the Schedule C.    

     

    Here are some other common expenses most self-employed taxpayers will want to review - just to be sure you are maximizing your deductions.  

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    DawnC
    DawnCAnswer
    Level 15
    February 11, 2022

    Delete it.  If there is nothing on that line, it might cause an error when you attempt to e-file.   For tax purposes, it doesn't matter, but sometimes having a zero or blank entry makes TurboTax unhappy.     If you are trying to delete it in Forms mode, delete it from the Schedule C Worksheet (Schedule C Wks) if you can't delete it from the Schedule C.    

     

    Here are some other common expenses most self-employed taxpayers will want to review - just to be sure you are maximizing your deductions.  

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    Level 2
    February 11, 2022

    thank you then that explains why it kept asking me a weird question on expenses since there was nothing there. I will delete the expenses i dont have anymore