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W-2 Income from Self-Employment
| W-2 Income from Self-Employment | $ | $ |
Schedule B – Interest and Ordinary Dividends
| Interest Income from Self-Employment | $ | $ |
| Dividends from Self-Employment | $ | $ |
| Subtotal Schedule b | $ | $ |
Schedule C – Profit or Loss from Business: Sole Proprietorship
| Net Profit | $ | $ |
| Nonrecurring Other (Income) | $ | $ |
| Depletion | $ | $ |
| Depreciation | $ | $ |
| Non-deductible Travel and Meals Expenses | $ | $ |
| Business Use of Home | $ | $ |
| Amortization/Casualty Loss | $ | $ |
| Subtotal Schedule C | $ | $ |
Schedule D – Capital Gains and Losses
| Recurring Capital Gains | $ | $ |
Schedule E – Supplemental Income and Loss
| Royalties Received | $ | $ |
| Total Expenses | $ | $ |
| Depletion | $ | $ |
| Subtotal Schedule E | $ | $ |
Schedule F – Profit or Loss from Farming
| Net Farm Profit or (Loss) | $ | $ |
| Non-Tax Portion Ongoing Coop and CCC Payments | $ | $ |
| Nonrecurring Other (Income) Loss | $ | $ |
| Depreciation | $ | $ |
| Amortization/Casualty Loss/Depletion | $ | $ |
| Business Use of Home | $ | $ |
| Subtotal Schedule F | $ | $ |
Schedule K-1 Form 1065 – Partner’s Share of Income
| Ordinary Revenue | $ | $ |
| Net Rental Real Estate; Other Net Income | $ | $ |
| Guaranteed Payments to Partner | $ | $ |
| Subtotal | $ | $ |
Form 1065 - Adjustments to Business
| Ordinary (Revenue) Other Partnerships | $ | $ |
| Nonrecurring Other (Income) Loss | $ | $ |
| Depreciation | $ | $ |
| Depletion | $ | $ |
| Amortization/Casualty Loss | $ | $ |
| Mortgages or Notes Payable in Less than 1 Year | $ | $ |
| Non-deductible Travel and Entertainment Expenses | $ | $ |
| Subtotal | $ | $ |
| Percent Ownership (From Schedule K-1) | % | % |
| Total Form 1065 | $ | $ |
Schedule K-1 Form 1120S – Shareholder’s Share of Income
| Ordinary Income | $ | $ |
| Net Rental Real Estate; Other Net Rental Income | $ | $ |
| Subtotal | $ | $ |
Form 1120S - Adjustments to Business
| Nonrecurring Other (Revenue) | $ | $ |
| Depreciation | $ | $ |
| Depletion | $ | $ |
| Amortization/Casualty Loss | $ | $ |
| Mortgages or Notes Payable in Less than 1 Year | $ | $ |
| Non-deductible Travel and Entertainment Expenses | $ | $ |
| Subtotal | $ | $ |
| Percent Ownership (From Schedule K-1) | % | % |
| Total Form 1120S | $ | $ |
Form 1120 – Regular Corporation
| Taxable Income | $ | $ |
| Total Tax | $ | $ |
| Nonrecurring (Gains) | $ | $ |
| Nonrecurring Other (Income) | $ | $ |
| Depreciation | $ | $ |
| Depletion | $ | $ |
| Amortization/Casualty Loss | $ | $ |
| Net Operating Loss and Special Deductions | $ | $ |
| Mortgages or Notes Payable in Less than 1 Year | $ | $ |
| Non-deductible Travel and Entertainment Expenses | $ | $ |
| Subtotal | $ | $ |
| Less: Dividends Paid to Borrower | $ | $ |
| Total Form 1120 | $ | $ |