
SCHEDULE C  
(Form 1040) 
Department of the Treasury  
Internal Revenue Service (99) 
Profit or Loss From Business 
(Sole Proprietorship)
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Information about Schedule C and its separate instructions is at www.irs.gov/schedulec.
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Attach to Form 1040, 1040NR, or 1041; partnerships generally must file Form 1065.
OMB No. 1545-0074
2016
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 
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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.)  
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             City, town or post office, state, and ZIP code 
F  Accounting method:  (1) 
Cash (2)  Accrual  (3)  Other (specify)  
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G  Did you “materially participate” in the operation of this business during 2016? If “No,” see instructions for limit on losses  .  
Yes No
H  If you started or acquired this business during 2016, check here  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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I Did you make any payments in 2016 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  . . . . . . . . . 
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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  . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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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
b  Other . . . . . . 16b
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
b  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 
b 
 
Deductible meals and   
entertainment (see instructions) . 24b 
25  Utilities . . . . . . . . 25 
26  Wages (less employment credits) . 26 
27 a Other expenses (from line 48) . . 27a
b  Reserved for future use . . . 27b
28  Total expenses before expenses for business use of home. Add lines 8 through 27a . . . . . .
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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 
trusts, enter on Form 1041, line 3. 
•  If you checked 32b, you must attach Form 6198. Your loss may be limited. 
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32a  All investment is at risk. 
32b 
Some investment is not  
at risk. 
For Paperwork Reduction Act Notice, see the separate instructions. 
Cat. No. 11334P  Schedule C (Form 1040) 2016