What to do if I cannot get to the Expenses section for Schedule C?

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April 6, 2025
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I have tried repeatedly to find where to enter these, to no avail. Any directions would be very much appreciated.

TurboTax Deluxe Online

Best answer by GPP12

Figured it out myself finally. TurboTax could have made this easier but at least I figured it out.

MindyB

You can add the expenses for your business in Schedule C.

Here's how to do this in TurboTax Online:

Navigate to Federal > Wages & Income > Self-employment income and expenses
Edit the business or add if not listed
Choose Add Expense
Find the type of expense in the list of expense options (you may need to do this a few times, depending on how many expenses you have)
Continue and the chosen expense(s) will appear in the list of expenses. Choose pencil icon to add the amount of the expense

GPP12Author

Thank you for your response. The file path you indicate "Federal > Wages & Income > Self-employment income and expenses" does not appear for me even though I have a 1099-NEC. That is the problem I am trying to solve. Any ideas?

LeticiaF1

Your problem could be caused by how you entered the Form 1099-C. First delete the form and then re-enter the information as a Schedule C. Once you delete the form and re-enter it correctly, you should be able to see the steps that MindyB mentioned.

Here are the steps to delete your Form 1099-NEC:

Open your return.
Go to Tax Home
Select Tax Tools in the left menu
Click on Tools
A pop-up will come out called Tool Center
Select Delete a form
Select Delete next to the Form 1099-NEC that you want to delete

To enter the self-employment income and expenses:

Open or continue your return
Go to Schedule C
Enter your income information
On the question, Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? Answer yes
Select any expense categories you have
A list of the expenses you selected will come up on the next screen and you can edit each category
Enter the expense you have