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Small Business Tax and Financial Terms Explained
Using the Schedule C

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In order to understand the tax and financial terms for a small business, look at the information on a Schedule C.

First, I will give you the general outline of the Schedule C on the table below, and then I will provide more explanation of each term in the table.

Schedule C
Schedule C
Gross Receipts and Sales$100,000.00
less Returns and Allowances-$5,000.00
less Cost of Goods Sold-$16,700.00
=Gross Business Income$78,300.00
Less Expenses-$62,000.00
=Net Income$16,300.00
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