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Use Schedule C (Form 1040) to report income or loss from a business you operated or a

2001 profession you practiced as a sole proprietor. Also, use Schedule C to report wages and
expenses you had as a statutory employee. An activity qualifies as a business if your
Instructions for primary purpose for engaging in the activity is for income or profit and you are involved
in the activity with continuity and regularity. For example, a sporadic activity or a hobby
Schedule C, does not qualify as a business. To report income from a nonbusiness activity, see the
instructions for Form 1040, line 21.

Profit or Loss Small businesses and statutory employees with expenses of $2,500 or less may be able
to file Schedule C-EZ instead of Schedule C. See Schedule C-EZ for details.
You may be subject to state and local taxes and other requirements such as business
From Business licenses and fees. Check with your state and local governments for more information.
Section references are to the Internal Revenue Code.

F, if applicable). However, you may elect to For example, “wholesale sale of hardware
treat a domestic LLC as a corporation. See to retailers” or “appraisal of real estate for
General Instructions Form 8832 for details on the election and lending institutions.”
the tax treatment of a foreign LLC.
Other Schedules and Forms
You May Have To File Heavy Highway Vehicle Use Tax. If you
use certain highway trucks, truck-trailers, Line D
Schedule A to deduct interest, taxes, and tractor-trailers, or buses in your trade or You need an EIN only if you had a qualified
casualty losses not related to your business. business, you may have to pay a Federal retirement plan or were required to file an
highway motor vehicle use tax. See Form employment, excise, estate, trust, or alcohol,
Schedule E to report rental real estate and 2290 to find out if you owe this tax.
royalty income or (loss) that is not subject tobacco, and firearms tax return. If you need
to self-employment tax. an EIN, file Form SS-4. If you do not have
Information Returns. You may have to file an EIN, leave line D blank. Do not enter
information returns for wages paid to em- your SSN.
Schedule F to report profit or (loss) from ployees, certain payments of fees and other
farming. nonemployee compensation, interest, rents,
Schedule SE to pay self-employment tax on royalties, real estate transactions, annuities,
income from any trade or business. and pensions. You may also have to file an Line E
information return if you sold $5,000 or Enter your business address. Show a street
Form 4562 to claim depreciation on assets more of consumer products to a person on address instead of a box number. Include the
placed in service in 2001, to claim amorti- a buy-sell, deposit-commission, or other suite or room number, if any. If you con-
zation that began in 2001, or to report in- similar basis for resale. For details, see the ducted the business from your home located
formation on listed property. 2001 General Instructions for Forms at the address shown on Form 1040, page
Form 4684 to report a casualty or theft gain 1099, 1098, 5498, and W-2G. 1, you do not have to complete this line.
or loss involving property used in your trade If you received cash of more than $10,000
or business or income-producing property. in one or more related transactions in your
Form 4797 to report sales, exchanges, and
trade or business, you may have to file Form Line F
8300. For details, see Pub. 1544.
involuntary conversions (not from a casualty Generally, you can use the cash method,
or theft) of trade or business property. Additional Information accrual method, or any other method per-
mitted by the Internal Revenue Code. In all
Form 8271 if you are claiming or reporting See Pub. 334 for more information for small cases, the method used must clearly reflect
on Schedule C or C-EZ any income, deduc- businesses. income. Unless you are a qualifying taxpay-
tion, loss, credit, or other tax benefit from er, you must use the accrual method for sales
a tax shelter. and purchases of inventory items. See the
Form 8594 to report certain purchases or Specific Instructions Part III instructions on page C-6 for the
definition of a qualifying taxpayer. Special
sales of groups of assets that constitute a
trade or business. rules apply to long-term contracts. See sec-
Filers of Form 1041. Do not complete the tion 460 for details.
Form 8824 to report like-kind exchanges. block labeled “Social security number.” In- If you use the cash method, show all
Form 8829 to claim expenses for business stead, enter your employer identification items of taxable income actually or con-
use of your home. number (EIN) on line D. structively received during the year (in cash,
property, or services). Income is construc-
Husband-Wife Business. If you and your tively received when it is credited to your
spouse jointly own and operate a business
and share in the profits and losses, you are
Line A account or set aside for you to use. Also,
show amounts actually paid during the year
partners in a partnership, whether or not you Describe the business or professional activ- for deductible expenses.
have a formal partnership agreement. Do not ity that provided your principal source of
income reported on line 1. If you owned If you use the accrual method, report
use Schedule C or C- EZ. Instead, file Form income when you earn it and deduct ex-
1065. See Pub. 541 for more details. more than one business, you must complete
a separate Schedule C for each business. penses when you incur them even if you do
Single-Member Limited Liability Com- Give the general field or activity and the not pay them during the tax year.
pany (LLC). Generally, a single-member type of product or service. If your general Accrual-basis taxpayers are put on a cash
domestic LLC is not treated as a separate field or activity is wholesale or retail trade, basis for deducting business expenses owed
entity for Federal income tax purposes. If or services connected with production serv- to a related cash-basis taxpayer. Other rules
you are the sole member of a domestic LLC, ices (mining, construction, or manufactur- determine the timing of deductions based on
file Schedule C or C-EZ (or Schedule E or ing), also give the type of customer or client. economic performance. See Pub. 538.
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To change your accounting method, you (including individuals who did not own any your allowable loss, if any, to enter on
generally must file Form 3115. You may interest in the activity) for the tax year. Schedule C, line 31. Generally, you can
also have to make an adjustment to prevent 3. You participated in the activity for deduct losses from passive activities only to
amounts of income or expense from being more than 100 hours during the tax year, the extent of income from passive activities.
duplicated or omitted. This is called a sec- and you participated at least as much as any For details, see Pub. 925.
tion 481(a) adjustment, which is taken into other person for the tax year. This includes
account over a period not to exceed 4 years. individuals who did not own any interest in
Example. You change to the cash method
of accounting and choose to account for in-
the activity. Line H
4. The activity is a significant participa- If you started or acquired this business in
ventoriable items in the same manner as tion activity for the tax year, and you par-
materials and supplies that are not inciden- 2001, check the box on line H. Also check
ticipated in all significant participation the box if you are reopening or restarting
tal. You accrued sales in 2000 for which you activities for more than 500 hours during the
received payment in 2001. You must report this business after temporarily closing it, and
year. An activity is a “significant participa- you did not file a 2000 Schedule C or C-EZ
those sales in both years as a result of chang- tion activity” if it involves the conduct of a
ing your accounting method and must make for this business.
trade or business, you participated in the
a section 481(a) adjustment to prevent du- activity for more than 100 hours during the
plication of income. tax year, and you did not materially partic-
See Rev. Proc. 99-49, 1999-2 C.B. 725,
to figure the amount of this adjustment for
ipate under any of the material participation
tests (other than this test 4).
Part I. Income
2001. You can find Rev. Proc. 99-49 on Except as otherwise provided in the Internal
5. You materially participated in the ac- Revenue Code, gross income includes all
page 725 of Internal Revenue Bulletin tivity for any 5 of the prior 10 tax years.
1999-52 at www.irs.gov. Include any posi- income from whatever source derived.
tive section 481(a) adjustment on line 6. If 6. The activity is a personal service ac- Gross income, however, does not include
the section 481(a) adjustment is negative, tivity in which you materially participated extraterritorial income that is qualifying for-
report it in Part V. for any 3 prior tax years. A personal service eign trade income. Use Form 8873 to figure
activity is an activity that involves perform- the extraterritorial income exclusion. Report
ing personal services in the fields of health, it on Schedule C as explained in the Instruc-
law, engineering, architecture, accounting, tions for Form 8873.
Line G actuarial science, performing arts, consult-
Participation, for purposes of the following ing, or any other trade or business in which
seven material participation tests, generally capital is not a material income-producing Line 1
includes any work you did in connection factor.
with an activity if you owned an interest in Enter gross receipts from your trade or busi-
7. Based on all the facts and circum- ness. Include amounts you received in your
the activity at the time you did the work. stances, you participated in the activity on
The capacity in which you did the work does trade or business that were properly shown
a regular, continuous, and substantial basis on Forms 1099-MISC. If the total amounts
not matter. However, work is not treated as during the tax year. But you do not meet
participation if it is work that an owner that were reported in box 7 of Forms
this test if you participated in the activity 1099-MISC are more than the total you are
would not customarily do in the same type for 100 hours or less during the tax year.
of activity and one of your main reasons for reporting on line 1, attach a statement ex-
Your participation in managing the activity plaining the difference.
doing the work was to avoid the disallow- does not count in determining if you meet
ance of losses or credits from the activity this test if any person (except you) (a) re- Statutory Employees. If you received a
under the passive activity rules. ceived compensation for performing man- Form W-2 and the “Statutory employee”
Work you did as an investor in an activity agement services in connection with the box in box 13 of that form was checked,
is not treated as participation unless you activity or (b) spent more hours during the report your income and expenses related to
were directly involved in the day-to-day tax year than you spent performing manage- that income on Schedule C or C-EZ. Enter
management or operations of the activity. ment services in connection with the activity your statutory employee income from box
Work done as an investor includes: (regardless of whether the person was com- 1 of Form W-2 on line 1 of Schedule C or
pensated for the services). C-EZ and check the box on that line. Social
1. Studying and reviewing financial state-
If you meet any of the above tests, check security and Medicare tax should have been
ments or reports on the activity,
the “Yes” box. withheld from your earnings; therefore, you
2. Preparing or compiling summaries or do not owe self-employment tax on these
analyses of the finances or operations of the If you do not meet any of the above tests, earnings. Statutory employees include full-
activity for your own use, and check the “No” box. This business is a pas- time life insurance agents, certain agent or
3. Monitoring the finances or operations sive activity. If you have a loss from this commission drivers and traveling salesper-
of the activity in a nonmanagerial capacity. business, see Limit on Losses below. If you sons, and certain homeworkers.
have a profit from this business activity but
Participation by your spouse during the have current year losses from other passive If you had both self-employment income
tax year in an activity you own can be count- activities or you have prior year unallowed and statutory employee income, you must
ed as your participation in the activity. This passive activity losses, see the Instructions file two Schedules C. You cannot use
applies even if your spouse did not own an for Form 8582. Schedule C-EZ or combine these amounts
interest in the activity and whether or not on a single Schedule C.
you and your spouse file a joint return. Exception for Oil and Gas. If you are filing
Schedule C to report income and deductions Installment Sales. Generally, the install-
Material Participation. For purposes of the from an oil or gas well in which you own ment method may not be used to report
passive activity rules, you materially partic- a working interest directly or through an income from the sale of (a) personal prop-
ipated in the operation of this trade or busi- entity that does not limit your liability, erty regularly sold under the installment
ness activity during 2001 if you meet any check the “Yes” box. The activity of owning method or (b) real property held for resale
of the following seven tests. the working interest is not a passive activity to customers. But the installment method
regardless of your participation. may be used to report income from sales of
1. You participated in the activity for
certain residential lots and timeshares if you
more than 500 hours during the tax year.
Limit on Losses. If you checked the “No” elect to pay interest on the tax due on that
2. Your participation in the activity for box and you have a loss from this business, income after the year of sale. See section
the tax year was substantially all of the par- you may have to use Form 8582 to figure 453(l)(2)(B) for details. If you make this
ticipation in the activity of all individuals election, include the interest on Form 1040,
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line 58. Also, enter “453(l)(3)” and the Cost of Goods Sold on page C-6 for more one vehicle during the year, attach your own
amount of the interest on the dotted line to details. schedule with the information requested in
the left of line 58. Part IV of Schedule C, or Part III of Sched-
Exception for Creative Property. If you ule C-EZ, for each additional vehicle.
If you use the installment method, attach are an artist, author, or photographer, you
a schedule to your return. Show separately may be exempt from the capitalization rules. ● Part V of Form 4562 if you are claim-
for 2001 and the 3 preceding years: gross However, your personal efforts must have ing depreciation on your vehicle or you are
sales, cost of goods sold, gross profit, per- created (or reasonably be expected to create) required to file Form 4562 for any other
centage of gross profit to gross sales, the property. This exception does not apply reason (see the instructions for line 13).
amounts collected, and gross profit on to any expense related to printing, photo-
amounts collected. graphic plates, motion picture films, video
tapes, or similar items. These expenses are Line 12
subject to the capitalization rules. For de- Enter your deduction for depletion on this
Line 6 tails, see Pub. 538. line. If you have timber depletion, attach
Report on line 6 amounts from finance re- Form T. See Pub. 535 for details.
serve income, scrap sales, bad debts you
recovered, interest (such as on notes and Line 9
accounts receivable), state gasoline or fuel
tax refunds you got in 2001, credit for Fed-
Include debts and partial debts from sales or Line 13
services that were included in income and Depreciation and Section 179 Expense
eral tax paid on gasoline or other fuels are definitely known to be worthless. If you
claimed on your 2000 Form 1040, prizes and Deduction. Depreciation is the annual de-
later collect a debt that you deducted as a duction allowed to recover the cost or other
awards related to your trade or business, and bad debt, include it as income in the year
other kinds of miscellaneous business basis of business or investment property
collected. For details, see Pub. 535. having a useful life substantially beyond the
income. Include amounts you received in
your trade or business as shown on Form tax year. You can also depreciate improve-
1099-PATR. Also, include any recapture of ments made to leased business property.
the deduction for clean-fuel vehicles used in Line 10 However, stock in trade, inventories, and
your business and clean-fuel vehicle refuel- You can deduct the actual expenses of run- land are not depreciable. Depreciation starts
ing property. For details, see Pub. 535. ning your car or truck or take the standard when you first use the property in your busi-
mileage rate. You must use actual expenses ness or for the production of income. It ends
If the business use percentage of any when you take the property out of service,
listed property (defined in the instructions if you used your vehicle for hire (such as a
taxicab) or you used more than one vehicle deduct all your depreciable cost or other
for line 13 on this page) decreased to 50% basis, or no longer use the property in your
or less in 2001, report on this line any re- simultaneously in your business (such as in
fleet operations). You cannot use actual ex- business or for the production of income.
capture of excess depreciation, including You may also elect under section 179 to
any section 179 expense deduction. Use penses for a leased vehicle if you previously
used the standard mileage rate for that ve- expense part of the cost of certain property
Form 4797 to figure the recapture. Also, if you bought in 2001 for use in your business.
the business use percentage drops to 50% or hicle.
See the Instructions for Form 4562 to figure
less on leased listed property (other than a You can take the standard mileage rate the amount to enter on line 13.
vehicle), include on this line any inclusion for 2001 only if:
amount. See Pub. 946 to figure the amount. ● You owned the vehicle and use the When To Attach Form 4562. You must
standard mileage rate for the first year you complete and attach Form 4562 only if:
placed the vehicle in service or ● You are claiming depreciation on prop-
Part II. Expenses ● You leased the vehicle and are using erty placed in service during 2001;
Capitalizing Costs of Property. If you pro- the standard mileage rate for the entire lease ● You are claiming depreciation on listed
duced real or tangible personal property or period (except the period, if any, before property (defined below), regardless of the
acquired property for resale, certain ex- 1998). date it was placed in service; or
penses attributable to the property generally If you deduct actual expenses: ● You are claiming a section 179 expense
must be included in inventory costs or cap- ● Include on line 10 the business portion deduction.
italized. In addition to direct costs, produc- of expenses for gasoline, oil, repairs, insur- If you acquired depreciable property for
ers of inventory property generally must also ance, tires, license plates, etc., and the first time in 2001, see Pub. 946.
include part of certain indirect costs in their
inventory. Purchasers of personal property ● Show depreciation on line 13 and rent Listed property generally includes, but
acquired for resale must include part of cer- or lease payments on line 20a. is not limited to:
tain indirect costs in inventory only if the If you take the standard mileage rate, mul- ● Passenger automobiles weighing 6,000
average annual gross receipts for the 3 prior tiply the number of business miles by 34.5 pounds or less;
tax years exceed $10 million. Also, you cents. Add to this amount your parking fees ● Any other property used for transpor-
must capitalize part of the indirect costs that and tolls, and enter the total on line 12. Do tation if the nature of the property lends
benefit real or tangible personal property not deduct depreciation, rent or lease pay- itself to personal use, such as motorcycles,
constructed for use in a trade or business, ments, or your actual operating expenses. pickup trucks, etc.;
or noninventory property produced for sale For details, see Pub. 463.
to customers. Reduce the amounts on lines ● Any property used for entertainment or
8–26 and Part V by amounts capitalized. For Information on Your Vehicle. If you claim recreational purposes (such as photographic,
details, see Pub. 538. any car and truck expenses, you must pro- phonographic, communication, and video
vide certain information on the use of your recording equipment);
Exception for Certain Small Producers. vehicle by completing one of the following. ● Cellular telephones or other similar tel-
Producers whose average annual gross re- ecommunications equipment; and
ceipts are $1 million or less who account for ● Part IV of Schedule C or Part III of
inventoriable items in the same manner as Schedule C-EZ if: (a) you are claiming the ● Computers or peripheral equipment.
materials and supplies that are not incidental standard mileage rate, you lease your vehi-
cle, or your vehicle is fully depreciated and Exceptions. Listed property does not in-
may currently deduct expenditures for direct clude photographic, phonographic, commu-
labor and all indirect costs that would oth- (b) you are not required to file Form 4562
for any other reason. If you used more than nication, or video equipment used
erwise be included in inventory costs. See exclusively in your trade or business or at
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your regular business establishment. It also the amount that is deductible on Schedule may have to reduce your deduction by an
does not include any computer or peripheral C or C-EZ. amount called the inclusion amount.
equipment used exclusively at a regular If you have a mortgage on real property
business establishment and owned or leased used in your business (other than your main You may have to do this if—
by the person operating the establishment. home), enter on line 16a the interest you
For purposes of these exceptions, a portion paid for 2001 to banks or other financial And the vehicle’s
of your home is treated as a regular business institutions for which you received a Form The lease fair market value on
establishment only if that portion meets the 1098 (or similar statement). If you did not term began the first day of the
requirements under section 280A(c)(1) for receive a Form 1098, enter the interest on during . . . lease exceeded . . .
deducting expenses for the business use of line 16b.
your home. 1999, 2000, or 2001 $15,500
If you paid more mortgage interest than
See the instructions for line 6 on page C-3 is shown on Form 1098, see Pub. 535 to 1997 or 1998 15,800
if the business use percentage of any listed find out if you can deduct the additional 1995 or 1996 15,500
property decreased to 50% or less in 2001. interest. If you can, include the amount on
If the lease term began before 1995, see Pub.
line 16a. Attach a statement to your return 463 to find out if you have an inclusion
explaining the difference and enter “See at- amount.
Line 14 tached” in the margin next to line 16a.
Deduct contributions to employee benefit If you and at least one other person (other See Pub. 463 to figure your inclusion
programs that are not an incidental part of than your spouse if you file a joint return) amount.
a pension or profit-sharing plan included on were liable for and paid interest on the mort-
gage and the other person received the Form Enter on line 20b amounts paid to rent or
line 19. Examples are accident and health
1098, include your share of the interest on lease other property, such as office space in
plans, group-term life insurance, and depen-
line 16b. Attach a statement to your return a building.
dent care assistance programs.
Do not include on line 14 any contribu- showing the name and address of the person
tions you made on your behalf as a self- who received the Form 1098. In the margin
employed person to an accident and health next to line 16b, enter “See attached.” Line 21
plan or for group-term life insurance. You If you paid interest in 2001 that applies Deduct the cost of repairs and maintenance.
may be able to deduct on Form 1040, line to future years, deduct only the part that Include labor, supplies, and other items that
28, part of the amount you paid for health applies to 2001. do not add to the value or increase the life
insurance on behalf of yourself, your spouse, of the property. Do not deduct the value of
and dependents, even if you do not itemize your own labor. Do not deduct amounts
your deductions. See the instructions for Line 17 spent to restore or replace property; they
must be capitalized.
Form 1040, line 28, for details.
Include on this line fees for tax advice re-
lated to your business and for preparation of
the tax forms related to your business.
Line 15 Line 22
Deduct premiums paid for business insur- Generally, you can deduct the cost of sup-
ance on line 15. Deduct on line 14 amounts Line 19 plies only to the extent you actually con-
sumed and used them in your business
paid for employee accident and health in-
surance. Do not deduct amounts credited to Enter your deduction for contributions to a during the tax year (unless you deducted
a reserve for self-insurance or premiums pension, profit-sharing, or annuity plan, or them in a prior tax year). However, if you
paid for a policy that pays for your lost plans for the benefit of your employees. If had incidental supplies on hand for which
earnings due to sickness or disability. For the plan includes you as a self-employed you kept no inventories or records of use,
details, see Pub. 535. person, enter contributions made as an em- you may deduct the cost of supplies you
ployer on your behalf on Form 1040, line actually purchased during the tax year, pro-
29, not on Schedule C. vided that method clearly reflects income.
Lines 16a and 16b Generally, you must file the applicable
form listed below if you maintain a pension,
Interest Allocation Rules. The tax treat- profit-sharing, or other funded-deferred Line 23
ment of interest expense differs depending compensation plan. The filing requirement
on its type. For example, home mortgage is not affected by whether or not the plan You can deduct the following taxes and li-
interest and investment interest are treated qualified under the Internal Revenue Code, censes on this line.
differently. “Interest allocation” rules re- or whether or not you claim a deduction for ● State and local sales taxes imposed on
quire you to allocate (classify) your interest the current tax year. There is a penalty for you as the seller of goods or services. If you
expense so it is deducted (or capitalized) on failure to timely file these forms. collected this tax from the buyer, you must
the correct line of your return and receives also include the amount collected in gross
the right tax treatment. These rules could Form 5500. File this form for a plan that
is not a one-participant plan (see below). receipts or sales on line 1.
affect how much interest you are allowed to
deduct on Schedule C or C-EZ. Form 5500-EZ. File this form for a one- ● Real estate and personal property taxes
participant plan. A one-participant plan is on business assets.
Generally, you allocate interest expense
by tracing how the proceeds of the loan were a plan that only covers you (or you and your ● Licenses and regulatory fees for your
used. See Pub. 535 for details. spouse). trade or business paid each year to state or
For details, see Pub. 560. local governments. But some licenses, such
Do not deduct interest you paid or accrued as liquor licenses, may have to be amortized.
on debts allocable to investment property. See Pub. 535 for details.
This interest is generally deducted on
Schedule A. For details, see Pub. 550. Lines 20a and 20b ● Social security and Medicare taxes paid
to match required withholding from your
If you paid interest on a debt secured by If you rented or leased vehicles, machinery, employees’ wages. Also, Federal unemploy-
your main home and any of the proceeds or equipment, enter on line 20a the business ment tax paid. Reduce your deduction by
from that debt were used in connection with portion of your rental cost. But if you leased the amount of the current year credit shown
your trade or business, see Pub. 535 to figure a vehicle for a term of 30 days or more, you on line 4 of Form 8846.
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● Federal highway use tax. trade or business, (b) not lavish or extrava- line into your residence. But you can deduct
Do not deduct the following on this line. gant, and (c) incurred while you or your expenses for any additional costs you in-
employee is present at the meal. curred for business that are more than the
● Federal income taxes, including your cost of the base rate for the first phone line.
self-employment tax. However, you may You cannot deduct any expense paid or
incurred for a facility (such as a yacht or For example, if you had a second line, you
deduct one-half of your self-employment tax can deduct the business percentage of the
on Form 1040, line 27. hunting lodge) used for any activity usually
considered entertainment, amusement, or charges for that line, including the base rate
● Estate and gift taxes. recreation. charges.
● Taxes assessed to pay for improve- Also, you cannot deduct membership
ments, such as paving and sewers. dues for any club organized for business,
● Taxes on your home or personal use pleasure, recreation, or other social purpose. Line 26
property. This includes country clubs, golf and athlet- Enter the total salaries and wages for the tax
● State and local sales taxes on property ic clubs, airline and hotel clubs, and clubs year. Do not include salaries and wages de-
purchased for use in your business. Instead, operated to provide meals under conditions ducted elsewhere on your return or amounts
treat these taxes as part of the cost of the favorable to business discussion. But it does paid to yourself. Reduce your deduction by
property. not include civic or public service organi- the current year credits claimed on:
zations, professional organizations (such as ● Form 5884, Work Opportunity Credit,
● State and local sales taxes imposed on bar and medical associations), business
the buyer that you were required to collect leagues, trade associations, chambers of ● Form 8844, Empowerment Zone Em-
and pay over to state or local governments. commerce, boards of trade, and real estate ployment Credit,
These taxes are not included in gross re- boards, unless a principal purpose of the ● Form 8845, Indian Employment
ceipts or sales nor are they a deductible ex- organization is to entertain, or provide en- Credit, and
pense. However, if the state or local tertainment facilities for, members or their
government allowed you to retain any part ● Form 8861, Welfare-to-Work Credit.
guests.
of the sales tax you collected, you must
include that amount as income on line 6. There are exceptions to these rules as well If you provided taxable fringe
as other rules that apply to sky-box rentals
● Other taxes and license fees not related and tickets to entertainment events. See Pub.
benefits to your employees, such
to your business. as personal use of a car, do not
463. deduct as wages the amount ap-
Generally, you may deduct only 50% of plicable to depreciation and other expenses
your business meal and entertainment ex- claimed elsewhere.
Line 24a penses, including meals incurred while away
Enter your expenses for lodging and trans- from home on business. For individuals sub-
portation connected with overnight travel ject to the Department of Transportation Line 30
for business while away from your tax (DOT) hours of service limits, that percent-
home. Generally, your tax home is your age is increased to 60% for business meals Business Use of Your Home. You may be
main place of business regardless of where consumed during, or incident to, any period able to deduct certain expenses for business
you maintain your family home. You cannot of duty for which those limits are in effect. use of your home, subject to limitations.
deduct expenses paid or incurred in connec- Individuals subject to the DOT hours of ser- You must attach Form 8829 if you claim
tion with employment away from home if vice limits include the following persons: this deduction. For details, see the Instruc-
that period of employment exceeds 1 year. ● Certain air transportation workers tions for Form 8829 and Pub. 587.
Also, you cannot deduct travel expenses for (such as pilots, crew, dispatchers, mechan-
your spouse, your dependent, or any other ics, and control tower operators) who are
individual unless that person is your em- under Federal Aviation Administration reg- Line 31
ployee, the travel is for a bona fide business ulations.
purpose, and the expenses would otherwise If you have a loss, the amount of loss you
be deductible by that person. ● Interstate truck operators who are under can deduct this year may be limited. Go to
DOT regulations. line 32 before entering your loss on line 31.
Do not include expenses for meals and If you answered “No” to Question G on
entertainment on this line. Instead, see the ● Certain merchant mariners who are
under Coast Guard regulations. Schedule C, also see the Instructions for
instructions for lines 24b and 24c below. Form 8582. Enter the net profit or deduct-
You cannot deduct expenses for attending However, you may fully deduct meals and ible loss here. Combine this amount with
a foreign convention unless it is directly entertainment furnished or reimbursed to an any profit or loss from other businesses, and
related to your trade or business and it is as employee if you properly treat the expense enter the total on Form 1040, line 12, and
reasonable for the meeting to be held outside as wages subject to withholding. You may Schedule SE, line 2. Estates and trusts
the North American area as within it. These also fully deduct meals and entertainment should enter the total on Form 1041, line 3.
rules apply to both employers and employ- provided to a nonemployee to the extent the
expenses are includible in the gross income If you have a net profit on line 31, this
ees. Other rules apply to luxury water travel. amount is earned income and may qualify
of that person and reported on Form
For details, see Pub. 463. 1099-MISC. See Pub. 535 for details and you for the earned income credit. See the
other exceptions. instructions for Form 1040, lines 61a and
61b, for details.
Figure how much of the amount on line
Lines 24b and 24c 24b is not deductible and enter that amount Statutory Employees. Include your net
On line 24b, enter your total business meal on line 24c. profit or deductible loss from line 31 with
and entertainment expenses. Include meals other Schedule C amounts on Form 1040,
while traveling away from home for busi- line 12. However, do not report this amount
ness. Instead of the actual cost of your meals Line 25 on Schedule SE, line 2. If you are required
while traveling away from home, you may to file Schedule SE because of other self-
use the standard meal allowance. For more Deduct only utility expenses for your trade employment income, see the Instructions for
details, see Pub. 463 and Pub. 1542. or business. Schedule SE.
Business meal expenses are deductible Local Telephone Service. If you used your
only if they are (a) directly related to or home phone for business, do not deduct the
associated with the active conduct of your base rate (including taxes) of the first phone
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method to account for inventoriable items furniture, replacements or permanent im-
in the same manner as materials and supplies provements to property, or personal, living,
Line 32 that are not incidental. A qualifying tax- and family expenses. Do not include chari-
At-Risk Rules. Generally, if you have (a) payer is a taxpayer (a) whose average table contributions. Also, you may not
a business loss and (b) amounts in the busi- annual gross receipts for the 3 prior tax years deduct fines or penalties paid to a govern-
ness for which you are not at risk, you will are $1 million or less and (b) whose business ment for violating any law. For details on
have to complete Form 6198 to figure your is not a tax shelter (as defined in section business expenses, see Pub. 535.
allowable loss. The at-risk rules generally 448(d)(3)). Under this accounting method,
limit the amount of loss (including loss on inventory costs for raw materials purchased Amortization. Include amortization in this
the disposition of assets) you can claim to for use in producing finished goods and mer- part. For amortization that begins in 2001,
the amount you could actually lose in the chandise purchased for resale are deductible you must complete and attach Form 4562.
business. in the year the finished goods or merchan- You may amortize:
Check box 32b if you have amounts for dise are sold (but not before the year you ● The cost of pollution-control facilities.
paid for the raw materials or merchandise,
which you are not at risk in this business,
if you are also using the cash method). Enter ● Amounts paid for research and experi-
such as the following. mentation.
amounts paid for all raw materials and mer-
● Nonrecourse loans used to finance the chandise during 2001 on line 36. The ● Certain business startup costs.
business, to acquire property used in the amount you can deduct for 2001 is figured
business, or to acquire the business that are ● Qualified forestation and reforestation
on line 42. For additional guidance on this costs. See Pub. 535 for limitations.
not secured by your own property (other method of accounting for inventoriable
than property used in the business). How- items, see Rev. Proc. 2001-10. You can find ● Amounts paid to acquire, protect,
ever, there is an exception for certain non- Rev. Proc. 2001-10 on page 272 of Internal expand, register, or defend trademarks or
recourse financing borrowed by you in Revenue Bulletin 2001-2 at www.irs.gov. trade names.
connection with holding real property. ● Goodwill and certain other intangibles.
● Cash, property, or borrowed amounts Note. Certain direct and indirect expenses In general, you may not amortize real
used in the business (or contributed to the may have to be capitalized or included in property construction period interest and
business, or used to acquire the business) inventory. See the instructions for Part II taxes. Special rules apply for allocating in-
that are protected against loss by a guaran- beginning on page C-3. terest to real or personal property produced
tee, stop-loss agreement, or other similar ar- in your trade or business.
rangement (excluding casualty insurance
and insurance against tort liability). At-Risk Loss Deduction. Any loss from
● Amounts borrowed for use in the busi-
Line 33 this activity that was not allowed as a de-
ness from a person who has an interest in Your inventories can be valued at cost; cost duction last year because of the at-risk rules
the business, other than as a creditor, or who or market value, whichever is lower; or any is treated as a deduction allocable to this
is related under section 465(b)(3) to a person other method approved by the IRS. Howev- activity in 2001.
(other than you) having such an interest. er, you are required to use cost if you are Capital Construction Fund. Do not claim
using the cash method of accounting. on Schedule C or C-EZ the deduction for
If all amounts are at risk in this business,
check box 32a and enter your loss on line amounts contributed to a capital construc-
31. But if you answered “No” to Question tion fund set up under the Merchant Marine
G, you may need to complete Form 8582 Line 35 Act of 1936. Instead, reduce the amount you
to figure your deductible loss. See the In- If you are changing your method of account- would otherwise enter on Form 1040, line
structions for Form 8582 for details. ing beginning with 2001, refigure last year’s 39, by the amount of the deduction. Next to
closing inventory using your new method of line 39, enter “CCF” and the amount of the
If you checked box 32b, see Form 6198
accounting and enter the result on line 35. deduction. For details, see Pub. 595.
to determine the amount of your deductible
loss. But if you answered “No” to Question If there is a difference between last year’s Deduction for Clean-Fuel Vehicles and
G, your loss may be further limited. See the closing inventory and the refigured amount, Clean-Fuel Vehicle Refueling Property.
Instructions for Form 8582. If your at-risk attach an explanation and take it into ac- You may deduct part of the cost of qualified
amount is zero or less, enter zero on line 31. count when figuring your section 481(a) ad- clean-fuel vehicle property used in your
Be sure to attach Form 6198 to your return. justment. See the example on page C-2 for business and qualified clean-fuel vehicle re-
If you checked box 32b and you do not details. fueling property. See Pub. 535 for details.
attach Form 6198, the processing of your
tax return may be delayed. Disabled Access Credit and the Deduction
Any loss from this business not allowed Line 41 for Removing Barriers to Individuals
With Disabilities and the Elderly. You
for 2001 because of the at-risk rules is treat- If you account for inventoriable items in the may be able to claim a tax credit of up to
ed as a deduction allocable to the business same manner as materials and supplies that $5,000 for eligible expenditures paid or in-
in 2002. For details, see the Instructions for are not incidental, enter on line 41 the por- curred in 2001 to provide access to your
Form 6198 and Pub. 925. tion of your raw materials and merchandise business for individuals with disabilities.
purchased for resale that are included on line See Form 8826 for details. You can also
40 and were not sold during the year. deduct up to $15,000 of costs paid or in-
Part III. Cost of curred in 2001 to remove architectural or
transportation barriers to individuals with
Goods Sold Part V. Other disabilities and the elderly. However, you
cannot take both the credit and the deduction
Generally, if you engaged in a trade or busi-
ness in which the production, purchase, or Expenses on the same expenditures.
sale of merchandise was an income- Include all ordinary and necessary business
producing factor, you must take inventories expenses not deducted elsewhere on Sched-
into account at the beginning and end of ule C. List the type and amount of each
your tax year. expense separately in the space provided.
However, if you are a qualifying taxpayer, Enter the total on lines 48 and 27. Do not
you may adopt or change your accounting include the cost of business equipment or

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Principal Business or Professional Activity Codes
These codes for the Principal Business or Profes- Select the category that best describes your pri- Schedule C or C-EZ (for example, 531210, the
sional Activity classify sole proprietorships by the mary business activity (for example, Real Estate). Code for offices of real estate agents and brokers).
type of activity they are engaged in to facilitate the Then select the activity that best identifies the prin- Note. If your principal source of income is from
administration of the Internal Revenue Code. These cipal source of your sales or receipts (for example, farming activities, you should file Schedule F,
six-digit codes are based on the North American real estate agent). Now find the six-digit code Profit or Loss From Farming.
Industry Classification System (NAICS). assigned to this activity and enter it on line B of

Accommodation, Food Support Activities for Agriculture & Finance & Insurance Information
Forestry
Services, & Drinking 115210 Support activities for animal Credit Intermediation & Related 511000 Publishing industries
Places production (including farriers) Activities Broadcasting & Telecommunications
115110 Support activities for crop 522100 Depository credit 513000 Broadcasting &
Accommodation intermediation (including
production (including cotton telecommunications
721310 Rooming & boarding houses ginning, soil preparation, commercial banking, savings
721210 RV (recreational vehicle) parks planting, & cultivating) institutions, & credit unions) Information Services & Data
& recreational camps 115310 Support activities for forestry 522200 Nondepository credit Processing Services
721100 Travel accommodation intermediation (including sales 514210 Data processing services
(including hotels, motels, & Arts, Entertainment, & financing & consumer lending) 514100 Information services (including
bed & breakfast inns) 522300 Activities related to credit news syndicates, libraries, &
Recreation intermediation (including loan on-line information services)
Food Services & Drinking Places brokers)
Amusement, Gambling, & Recreation Motion Picture & Sound Recording
722410 Drinking places (alcoholic Industries
beverages) Insurance Agents, Brokers, & Related 512100 Motion picture & video
722110 Full-service restaurants 713100 Amusement parks & arcades Activities industries (except video rental)
722210 Limited-service eating places 713200 Gambling industries 524210 Insurance agencies & 512200 Sound recording industries
722300 Special food services 713900 Other amusement & recreation brokerages
(including food service services (including golf 524290 Other insurance related Manufacturing
contractors & caterers) courses, skiing facilities, activities
marinas, fitness centers, 315000 Apparel mfg.
bowling centers, skating rinks, Securities, Commodity Contracts, & 312000 Beverage & tobacco product
Administrative & miniature golf courses) Other Financial Investments & mfg.
Support and Waste Related Activities 334000 Computer & electronic product
Museums, Historical Sites, & Similar mfg.
Management & Institutions 523140 Commodity contracts brokers
335000 Electrical equipment,
523130 Commodity contracts dealers
Remediation Services 712100 Museums, historical sites, & 523110 Investment bankers & appliance, & component mfg.
similar institutions securities dealers 332000 Fabricated metal product mfg.
Administrative & Support Services
Performing Arts, Spectator Sports, & 523210 Securities & commodity 337000 Furniture & related product
561430 Business service centers mfg.
(including private mail centers Related Industries exchanges
523120 Securities brokers 333000 Machinery mfg.
& copy shops) 711410 Agents & managers for artists,
523900 Other financial investment 339110 Medical equipment & supplies
561740 Carpet & upholstery cleaning athletes, entertainers, & other mfg.
services public figures activities (including investment
advice) 322000 Paper mfg.
561440 Collection agencies 711510 Independent artists, writers, &
324100 Petroleum & coal products
561450 Credit bureaus performers
561410 Document preparation services 711100 Performing arts companies Health Care & Social mfg.
326000 Plastics & rubber products
561300 Employment services 711300 Promoters of performing arts, Assistance mfg.
561710 Exterminating & pest control sports, & similar events
Ambulatory Health Care Services 331000 Primary metal mfg.
services 711210 Spectator sports (including
621610 Home health care services 323100 Printing & related support
561210 Facilities support professional sports clubs &
621510 Medical & diagnostic activities
(management) services racetrack operations)
laboratories 313000 Textile mills
561600 Investigation & security 314000 Textile product mills
services Construction 621310 Offices of chiropractors
336000 Transportation equipment mfg.
561720 Janitorial services 233110 Land subdivision & land 621210 Offices of dentists
621330 Offices of mental health 321000 Wood product mfg.
561730 Landscaping services development
practitioners (except 339900 Other miscellaneous mfg.
561110 Office administrative services 233300 Nonresidential building
561420 Telephone call centers construction physicians) Chemical Manufacturing
(including telephone answering 233200 Residential building 621320 Offices of optometrists 325100 Basic chemical mfg.
services & telemarketing construction 621340 Offices of physical, 325500 Paint, coating, & adhesive
bureaus) occupational & speech mfg.
Heavy Construction therapists, & audiologists
561500 Travel arrangement & 325300 Pesticide, fertilizer, & other
reservation services 234100 Highway, street, bridge, & 621111 Offices of physicians (except agricultural chemical mfg.
561490 Other business support tunnel construction mental health specialists)
325410 Pharmaceutical & medicine
services (including 234900 Other heavy construction 621112 Offices of physicians, mental mfg.
repossession services, court health specialists
Special Trade Contractors 325200 Resin, synthetic rubber, &
reporting, & stenotype 621391 Offices of podiatrists artificial & synthetic fibers &
services) 235500 Carpentry & floor contractors 621399 Offices of all other
235710 Concrete contractors filaments mfg.
561790 Other services to buildings & miscellaneous health 325600 Soap, cleaning compound, &
dwellings 235310 Electrical contractors practitioners
235400 Masonry, drywall, insulation, toilet preparation mfg.
561900 Other support services 621400 Outpatient care centers 325900 Other chemical product &
(including packaging & & tile contractors 621900 Other ambulatory health care
235210 Painting & wall covering preparation mfg.
labeling services, & services (including ambulance
convention & trade show contractors services, blood, & organ Food Manufacturing
organizers) 235110 Plumbing, heating, & banks) 311110 Animal food mfg.
air-conditioning contractors 311800 Bakeries & tortilla mfg.
Waste Management & Remediation 235610 Roofing, siding, & sheet metal Hospitals
Services 622000 Hospitals 311500 Dairy product mfg.
contractors
562000 Waste management & 311400 Fruit & vegetable preserving
235810 Water well drilling contractors Nursing & Residential Care Facilities & speciality food mfg.
remediation services 235900 Other special trade contractors
623000 Nursing & residential care 311200 Grain & oilseed milling
Agriculture, Forestry, facilities 311610 Animal slaughtering &
processing
Hunting, & Fishing Educational Services Social Assistance 311710 Seafood product preparation &
112900 Animal production (including 611000 Educational services (including 624410 Child day care services packaging
breeding of cats and dogs) schools, colleges, & 624200 Community food & housing, 311300 Sugar & confectionery product
114110 Fishing universities) & emergency & other relief mfg.
113000 Forestry & logging (including services 311900 Other food mfg. (including
forest nurseries & timber 624100 Individual & family services coffee, tea, flavorings, &
tracts) 624310 Vocational rehabilitation seasonings)
114210 Hunting & trapping services

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Principal Business or Professional Activity Codes (continued)
Leather & Allied Product 541350 Building inspection services 448110 Men’s clothing stores Transportation &
Manufacturing 541340 Drafting services 448210 Shoe stores
316210 Footwear mfg. (including 541330 Engineering services 448120 Women’s clothing stores Warehousing
leather, rubber, & plastics) 541360 Geophysical surveying & 448190 Other clothing stores 481000 Air transportation
316110 Leather & hide tanning & mapping services 485510 Charter bus industry
541320 Landscape architecture services Electronic & Appliance Stores 484110 General freight trucking, local
finishing
316990 Other leather & allied product 541370 Surveying & mapping (except 443130 Camera & photographic 484120 General freight trucking,
mfg. geophysical) services supplies stores long-distance
541380 Testing laboratories 443120 Computer & software stores 485210 Interurban & rural bus
Nonmetallic Mineral Product 443111 Household appliance stores transportation
Manufacturing Computer Systems Design & Related 443112 Radio, television, & other 486000 Pipeline transportation
Services electronics stores 482110 Rail transportation
327300 Cement & concrete product
mfg. 541510 Computer systems design & 487000 Scenic & sightseeing
related services Food & Beverage Stores
327100 Clay product & refractory mfg. transportation
327210 Glass & glass product mfg. 445310 Beer, wine, & liquor stores 485410 School & employee bus
Specialized Design Services 445220 Fish & seafood markets
327400 Lime & gypsum product mfg. transportation
541400 Specialized design services 445230 Fruit & vegetable markets
327900 Other nonmetallic mineral 484200 Specialized freight trucking
(including interior, industrial, 445100 Grocery stores (including
product mfg. (including household moving
graphic, & fashion design) supermarkets & convenience vans)
Mining Other Professional, Scientific, & stores without gas) 485300 Taxi & limousine service
Technical Services 445210 Meat markets 485110 Urban transit systems
212110 Coal mining 445290 Other specialty food stores
212200 Metal ore mining 541800 Advertising & related services 483000 Water transportation
212300 Nonmetallic mineral mining & 541600 Management, scientific, & Furniture & Home Furnishing Stores 485990 Other transit & ground
quarrying technical consulting services 442110 Furniture stores passenger transportation
211110 Oil & gas extraction 541910 Market research & public 442200 Home furnishings stores 488000 Support activities for
213110 Support activities for mining opinion polling transportation (including motor
541920 Photographic services Gasoline Stations vehicle towing)
Other Services 541700 Scientific research & 447100 Gasoline stations (including Couriers & Messengers
development services convenience stores with gas)
Personal & Laundry Services 541930 Translation & interpretation 492000 Couriers & messengers
812111 Barber shops services General Merchandise Stores
Warehousing & Storage Facilities
812112 Beauty salons 541940 Veterinary services 452000 General merchandise stores
493100 Warehousing & storage
812220 Cemeteries & crematories 541990 All other professional, Health & Personal Care Stores (except lessors of
812310 Coin-operated laundries & scientific, & technical services
446120 Cosmetics, beauty supplies, & miniwarehouses & self-storage
drycleaners
perfume stores units)
812320 Drycleaning & laundry Real Estate & Rental & 446130 Optical goods stores
services (except coin-operated)
(including laundry & Leasing 446110 Pharmacies & drug stores Utilities
drycleaning drop off & pickup Real Estate 446190 Other health & personal care 221000 Utilities
sites) stores
531100 Lessors of real estate Wholesale Trade
812210 Funeral homes & funeral (including miniwarehouses & Motor Vehicle & Parts Dealers
services self-storage units) Wholesale Trade, Durable Goods
812330 Linen & uniform supply 441300 Automotive parts, accessories,
531210 Offices of real estate agents & & tire stores 421600 Electrical goods
812113 Nail salons brokers
812930 Parking lots & garages 441222 Boat dealers 421200 Furniture & home furnishing
531320 Offices of real estate 441221 Motorcycle dealers 421700 Hardware, & plumbing &
812910 Pet care (except veterinary) appraisers
services 441110 New car dealers heating equipment & supplies
531310 Real estate property managers 441210 Recreational vehicle dealers 421940 Jewelry, watch, precious stone,
812920 Photofinishing 531390 Other activities related to real
812190 Other personal care services (including motor home & & precious metals
estate travel trailer dealers) 421300 Lumber & other construction
(including diet & weight
reducing centers) Rental & Leasing Services 441120 Used car dealers materials
812990 All other personal services 441229 All other motor vehicle dealers 421800 Machinery, equipment, &
532100 Automotive equipment rental supplies
& leasing Sporting Goods, Hobby, Book, & 421500 Metal & mineral (except
Repair & Maintenance
532400 Commercial & industrial Music Stores petroleum)
811120 Automotive body, paint, machinery & equipment rental
interior, & glass repair 451211 Book stores 421100 Motor vehicle & motor vehicle
& leasing 451120 Hobby, toy, & game stores parts & supplies
811110 Automotive mechanical & 532210 Consumer electronics &
electrical repair & maintenance 451140 Musical instrument & supplies 421400 Professional & commercial
appliances rental stores equipment & supplies
811190 Other automotive repair & 532220 Formal wear & costume rental
maintenance (including oil 451212 News dealers & newsstands 421930 Recyclable materials
532310 General rental centers 451220 Prerecorded tape, compact 421910 Sporting & recreational goods
change & lubrication shops & 532230 Video tape & disc rental
car washes) disc, & record stores & supplies
532290 Other consumer goods rental 451130 Sewing, needlework, & piece 421920 Toy & hobby goods &
811310 Commercial & industrial
machinery & equipment goods stores supplies
(except automotive &
Religious, Grantmaking, 451110 Sporting goods stores 421990 Other miscellaneous durable
electronic) repair & Civic, Professional, & Miscellaneous Store Retailers goods
maintenance Similar Organizations 453920 Art dealers Wholesale Trade, Nondurable Goods
811210 Electronic & precision 453110 Florists
813000 Religious, grantmaking, civic, 422300 Apparel, piece goods, &
equipment repair & 453220 Gift, novelty, & souvenir
professional, & similar notions
maintenance stores
organizations 422800 Beer, wine, & distilled
811430 Footwear & leather goods 453930 Manufactured (mobile) home
repair alcoholic beverage
811410 Home & garden equipment &
Retail Trade dealers 422920 Books, periodicals, &
453210 Office supplies & stationery newspapers
appliance repair & Building Material & Garden Equipment stores
maintenance 422600 Chemical & allied products
& Supplies Dealers 453910 Pet & pet supplies stores
811420 Reupholstery & furniture repair 422210 Drugs & druggists’ sundries
444130 Hardware stores 453310 Used merchandise stores 422500 Farm product raw materials
811490 Other personal & household 444110 Home centers 453990 All other miscellaneous store
goods repair & maintenance 422910 Farm supplies
444200 Lawn & garden equipment & retailers (including tobacco, 422930 Flower, nursery stock, &
supplies stores candle, & trophy shops) florists’ supplies
Professional, Scientific, 444120 Paint & wallpaper stores 422400 Grocery & related products
Nonstore Retailers
& Technical Services 444190 Other building materials
454110 Electronic shopping &
422950 Paint, varnish, & supplies
dealers 422100 Paper & paper products
541100 Legal services mail-order houses
541211 Offices of certified public Clothing & Accessories Stores 422700 Petroleum & petroleum
454310 Fuel dealers products
accountants 448130 Children’s & infants’ clothing 454210 Vending machine operators
541214 Payroll services stores 422940 Tobacco & tobacco products
454390 Other direct selling 422990 Other miscellaneous
541213 Tax preparation services 448150 Clothing accessories stores establishments (including
541219 Other accounting services 448140 Family clothing stores nondurable goods
door-to-door retailing, frozen
Architectural, Engineering, & Related 448310 Jewelry stores food plan providers, party plan 999999 Unclassified establishments
Services 448320 Luggage & leather goods merchandisers, & coffee-break (unable to classify)
stores service providers)
541310 Architectural services

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