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2015 Form 1040 (Schedule C)
SCHEDULE C
(Form 1040) 2015
Profit or Loss From Business
(Sole Proprietorship)
Department of the Treasury
Internal Revenue Service (99)
▶ Information about Schedule C and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/schedulec.
▶ Attach to Form 1040, 1040NR, or 1041; partnerships generally must file Form 1065.
OMB No. 1545-0074
Attachment
Sequence No. 09
Name of proprietor Social security number (SSN)
A Principal business or profession, including product or service (see instructions) B Enter code from instructions
▶
C Business name. If no separate business name, leave blank. D Employer ID number (EIN), (see instr.)
E Business address (including suite or room no.) ▶
City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code
F Accounting method: (1) Cash (2) Accrual (3) Other (specify) ▶
G Did you “materially participate” in the operation of this business during 2015? If “No,” see instructions for limit on losses . Yes No
H If you started or acquired this business during 2015, check here . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ▶
I Did you make any payments in 2015 that would require you to file Form(s) 1099? (see instructions) . . . . . . . . Yes No
J If "Yes," did you or will you file required Forms 1099? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Yes No
Part I Income
1 Gross receipts or sales. See instructions for line 1 and check the box if this income was reported to you on
Form W-2 and the “Statutory employee” box on that form was checked . . . . . . . . . ▶ 1
2 Returns and allowances . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2
3 Subtract line 2 from line 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 3
4 Cost of goods sold (from line 42) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
5 Gross profit. Subtract line 4 from line 3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
6 Other income, including federal and state gasoline or fuel tax credit or refund (see instructions) . . . . 6
7 Gross income. Add lines 5 and 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ▶ 7
Part II Expenses. Enter expenses for business use of your home only on line 30.
8 Advertising . . . . . 8
9

Car and truck expenses (see
instructions) . . . . . 9
10 Commissions and fees . 10
11 Contract labor (see instructions) 11
12 Depletion . . . . . 12
13



Depreciation and section 179
expense deduction (not
included in Part III) (see
instructions) . . . . . 13
14

Employee benefit programs
(other than on line 19) . . 14
15 Insurance (other than health) 15
16 Interest:
a Mortgage (paid to banks, etc.) 16a
Other . . . . . . 16
17 Legal and professional services 17
18 Office expense (see instructions) 18
19 Pension and profit-sharing plans . 19
20 Rent or lease (see instructions):
a Vehicles, machinery, and equipment 20a
Other business property . . . 20b
21 Repairs and maintenance . . . 21
22 Supplies (not included in Part III) . 22
23 Taxes and licenses . . . . . 23
24 Travel, meals, and entertainment:
a Travel . . . . . . . . . 24a


Deductible meals and
entertainment (see instructions) . 24b
25 Utilities . . . . . . . . 25
26 Wages (less employment credits) . 26
27 a Other expenses (from line 48) . . 27a
Reserved for future use . . . 27
28 Total expenses before expenses for business use of home. Add lines 8 through 27a . . . . . . ▶ 28
29 Tentative profit or (loss). Subtract line 28 from line 7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
30 Expenses for business use of your home. Do not report these expenses elsewhere. Attach Form 8829
unless using the simplified method (see instructions).
Simplified method filers only: enter the total square footage of: (a) your home:
and (b) the part of your home used for business: . Use the Simplified
Method Worksheet in the instructions to figure the amount to enter on line 30 . . . . . . . . . 30
31 Net profit or (loss). Subtract line 30 from line 29.
• If a profit, enter on both Form 1040, line 12 (or Form 1040NR, line 13) and on Schedule SE, line 2.
(If you checked the box on line 1, see instructions). Estates and trusts, enter on Form 1041, line 3.
• If a loss, you must go to line 32.
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32 If you have a loss, check the box that describes your investment in this activity (see instructions).
• If you checked 32a, enter the loss on both Form 1040, line 12, (or Form 1040NR, line 13) and
on Schedule SE, line 2. (If you checked the box on line 1, see the line 31 instructions). Estates and...