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Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) 2017
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Instructions
Line E
Enter your business address. Show a street address instead of a
Future developments. For the latest information about
box number. Include the suite or room number, if any.
developments related to Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) and its
instructions, such as legislation enacted after they were published,
Line F
go to
See the instructions for Schedule C, line I, to help determine if you
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Before you begin, see General Instructions in the 2017
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are required to file any Forms 1099.
Instructions for Schedule C.
CAUTION
Line 1
You can use Schedule C-EZ instead of Schedule C if:
Enter gross receipts from your trade or business. Include amounts
• You operated a business or practiced a profession as a sole
you received in your trade or business that were properly shown on
proprietorship or qualified joint venture, or you were a statutory
Form 1099-MISC. If the total amounts that were reported in box 7 of
employee, and
Forms 1099-MISC are more than the total you are reporting on line
• You have met all the requirements listed in Schedule C-EZ, Part I.
1, attach a statement explaining the difference. You must show all
items of taxable income actually or constructively received during
For more information on electing to be taxed as a qualified joint
the year (in cash, property, or services). Income is constructively
venture (including the possible social security benefits of this
received when it is credited to your account or set aside for you to
election), see Qualified Joint Venture in the Instructions for Schedule
use. Don’t offset this amount by any losses.
C. You can also go to IRS.gov and enter “qualified joint venture” in
the search box.
Line 2
Line A
Enter the total amount of all deductible business expenses you
actually paid during the year. Examples of these expenses include
Describe the business or professional activity that provided your
advertising, car and truck expenses, commissions and fees,
principal source of income reported on line 1. Give the general field
insurance, interest, legal and professional services, office expenses,
or activity and the type of product or service.
rent or lease expenses, repairs and maintenance, supplies, taxes,
Line B
travel, the allowable percentage of business meals and
entertainment, and utilities (including telephone). For details, see the
Enter the six-digit code that identifies your principal business or
instructions for Schedule C, Parts II and V. You can use the optional
professional activity. See the Instructions for Schedule C for the list
worksheet below to record your expenses. Enter on lines b through
of codes.
f the type and amount of expenses not included on line a.
Line D
If you claim car or truck expenses, be sure to complete Schedule
C-EZ, Part III.
Enter on line D the employer identification number (EIN) that was
issued to you and in your name as a sole proprietor. If you are filing
Line 3
Form 1041, enter the EIN issued to the estate or trust. Do not enter
your SSN. Do not enter another taxpayer’s EIN (for example, from
Nonresident aliens using Form 1040NR should also enter the total
any Forms 1099-MISC that you received). If you do not have an
on Schedule SE, line 2, if you are covered under the U.S. social
EIN, leave line D blank.
security system due to an international social security agreement
currently in effect. See the Instructions for Schedule SE for
You need an EIN only if you have a qualified retirement plan or
information on international social security agreements.
are required to file an employment, excise, alcohol, tobacco, or
firearms tax return, are a payer of gambling winnings, or are filing
Line 5b
Form 1041 for an estate or trust. If you need an EIN, see the
Generally, commuting is travel between your home and a work
Instructions for Form SS-4.
location. If you converted your vehicle during the year from personal
Single-member LLCs. If you are the sole owner of an LLC that is
to business use (or vice versa), enter your commuting miles only for
not treated as a separate entity for federal income tax purposes,
the period you drove your vehicle for business. For information on
enter on line D the EIN that was issued to the LLC (in the LLC’s
certain travel that is considered a business expense rather than
legal name) for a qualified retirement plan, to file employment,
commuting, see the Instructions for Form 2106.
excise, alcohol, tobacco, or firearms returns, or as a payer of
gambling winnings. If you do not have such an EIN, leave line D
blank.
Optional Worksheet for Line 2 (keep a copy for your records)
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Schedule C-EZ (Form 1040) 2017
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