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Tax return line items: Schedule C, Form 1065, Form 1120-S, Form 1120

Governs tax::CATEGORIES (crates/ledger-core/src/tax.rs) and the tax categories on the starter charts (crates/ledger-import/src/templates.rs). The forms quoted are the 2025 revisions (filed in 2026), the current ones on irs.gov at retrieval. Line numbers move between years; the categories are stable keys, and the mapping at the end must be re-checked against each new revision. Captions are copied from the form's page 1 with dot leaders and the right-hand line-number boxes removed (whitespace normalized); a two-column form layout is given one caption per line.

Schedule C (Form 1040) 2025, Profit or Loss From Business

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf
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Part I, Income

1 Gross receipts or sales. See instructions for line 1 and check the box if this income was reported to you on Form W-2 and the “Statutory employee” box on that form was checked

2 Returns and allowances

3 Subtract line 2 from line 1

4 Cost of goods sold (from line 42)

5 Gross profit. Subtract line 4 from line 3

6 Other income, including federal and state gasoline or fuel tax credit or refund (see instructions)

7 Gross income. Add lines 5 and 6

Part II, Expenses

Part II Expenses. Enter expenses for business use of your home only on line 30.

8 Advertising

9 Car and truck expenses (see instructions)

10 Commissions and fees

11 Contract labor (see instructions)

12 Depletion

13 Depreciation and section 179 expense deduction (not included in Part III) (see instructions)

14 Employee benefit programs (other than on line 19)

15 Insurance (other than health)

16 Interest (see instructions): a Mortgage (paid to banks, etc.) b Other

17 Legal and professional services

18 Office expense (see instructions)

19 Pension and profit-sharing plans

20 Rent or lease (see instructions): a Vehicles, machinery, and equipment b Other business property

21 Repairs and maintenance

22 Supplies (not included in Part III)

23 Taxes and licenses

24 Travel and meals: a Travel b Deductible meals (see instructions)

25 Utilities

26 Wages (less employment credits)

27a Energy efficient commercial bldgs deduction (attach Form 7205)

b Other expenses (from line 48)

28 Total expenses before expenses for business use of home. Add lines 8 through 27b

2025 Instructions for Schedule C

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040sc.pdf
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Line 6 (other income), in part

Report on line 6 business income not reported elsewhere in Part I. Be sure to include amounts from the following. • Finance reserve income. • Scrap sales. • Bad debts you recovered. • Interest (such as on notes and accounts receivable).

Line 24b (meals), in part

Enter your deductible business meal expenses. This includes expenses for meals while traveling away from home for business. Your deductible business meal expenses are a percentage of your actual business meal expenses or standard meal allowance. See Amount of deduction, later, for the percentage that applies to your actual meal expenses or standard meal allowance. In most cases, the percentage is 50%.

Part V. Other Expenses. Line 48

Include all ordinary and necessary business expenses not deducted elsewhere on Schedule C. List the type and amount of each expense separately in the space provided. Enter the total on lines 48 and 27b. Do not include the cost of business equipment or furniture; replacements or permanent improvements to property; or personal, living, and family expenses. Do not include charitable contributions. Also, you can’t deduct fines or penalties paid to a government for violating any law.

Part V: bad debts

Bad debts. Include debts and partial debts from sales or services that were included in income and are definitely known to be worthless. If you later collect a debt that you deducted as a bad debt, include it as income in the year collected.

Part V: business startup costs

Business startup costs. If your business began in 2025, you can elect to deduct up to $5,000 of certain business startup costs. The $5,000 limit is reduced (but not below zero) by the amount by which your total startup costs exceed $50,000. Your remaining startup costs can be amortized over a 180-month period beginning with the month the business began.

Form 1065 (2025), U.S. Return of Partnership Income, page 1

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1065.pdf
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Income

Caution: Include only trade or business income and expenses on lines 1a through 23 below. See instructions for more information.

1a Gross receipts or sales b Less returns and allowances c Balance

2 Cost of goods sold (attach Form 1125-A)

3 Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c

4 Ordinary income (loss) from other partnerships, estates, and trusts (attach statement)

5 Net farm profit (loss) (attach Schedule F (Form 1040))

6 Net gain (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 17 (attach Form 4797)

7 Other income (loss) (attach statement)

8 Total income (loss). Combine lines 3 through 7

Deductions (see instructions for limitations)

9 Salaries and wages (other than to partners) (less employment credits)

10 Guaranteed payments to partners

11 Repairs and maintenance

12 Bad debts

13 Rent

14 Taxes and licenses

15 Interest (see instructions)

16a Depreciation (if required, attach Form 4562)

b Less depreciation reported on Form 1125-A and elsewhere on return

17 Depletion (Do not deduct oil and gas depletion.)

18 Retirement plans, etc.

19 Employee benefit programs

20 Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (attach Form 7205)

21 Other deductions (attach statement)

22 Total deductions. Add the amounts shown in the far right column for lines 9 through 21

23 Ordinary business income (loss). Subtract line 22 from line 8

Instructions for Form 1065 (2025)

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1065.pdf
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Separately stated items (charitable contributions), in part

Items the partnership must state separately that require separate computations by the partners. Examples include expenses incurred for the production of income instead of in a trade or business, charitable contributions, foreign taxes paid or accrued, intangible drilling and development costs, soil and water conservation expenditures, amortizable basis of reforestation expenditures, and exploration expenditures.

Line 10. Guaranteed Payments to Partners, in part

Deduct payments or credits to a partner for services or for the use of capital if the payments or credits are determined without regard to partnership income and are allocable to a trade or business activity.

Business startup and organizational costs, in part

Business startup and organizational costs. Generally, a partnership can elect to deduct a limited amount of startup or organizational costs paid or incurred. Any costs not deducted must be amortized as explained below. See sections 195(b) and 709(b).

Amortization. Any costs not deducted under the above rules must be amortized ratably over a 180-month period, beginning with the month the partnership begins business. See the Instructions for Form 4562 for details.

Line 21. Other Deductions

Enter the total allowable trade or business deductions that aren’t deductible elsewhere on page 1 of Form 1065. Attach a statement listing by type and amount each deduction included on this line. Examples of other deductions include the following. • Amortization. See the Instructions for Form 4562 for more information. Complete and attach Form 4562 if the partnership is claiming amortization of costs that began during the tax year. • Insurance premiums. • Legal and professional fees. • Supplies used and consumed in the business. • Utilities. • Certain business startup and organizational costs. See Limitations on Deductions, earlier, for more details. • Any net negative section 481(a) adjustment.

Form 1120-S (2025), U.S. Income Tax Return for an S Corporation, page 1

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1120s.pdf
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Income

Caution: Include only trade or business income and expenses on lines 1a through 22. See the instructions for more information.

1a Gross receipts or sales b Less returns and allowances c Balance

2 Cost of goods sold (attach Form 1125-A)

3 Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c

4 Net gain (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 17 (attach Form 4797)

5 Other income (loss) (see instructions—attach statement)

6 Total income (loss). Add lines 3 through 5

Deductions

7 Compensation of officers (see instructions—attach Form 1125-E)

8 Salaries and wages (less employment credits)

9 Repairs and maintenance

10 Bad debts

11 Rents

12 Taxes and licenses

13 Interest (see instructions)

14 Depreciation from Form 4562 not claimed on Form 1125-A or elsewhere on return (attach Form 4562)

15 Depletion (do not deduct oil and gas depletion)

16 Advertising

17 Pension, profit-sharing, etc., plans

18 Employee benefit programs

19 Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (attach Form 7205)

20 Other deductions (attach statement)

21 Total deductions. Add lines 7 through 20

22 Ordinary business income (loss). Subtract line 21 from line 6

Instructions for Form 1120-S (2025)

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1120s.pdf
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Start-up and organizational costs, in part

Report the deductible amount of start-up and organizational costs and any amortization on line 20. For amortization that begins during the current tax year, complete and attach Form 4562, Depreciation and Amortization.

Line 20. Other Deductions, in part

Enter the total allowable trade or business deductions that aren’t deductible elsewhere on Form 1120-S, page 1. Attach a statement listing by type and amount each deduction included on this line. Examples of other deductions include the following. • Amortization. See Form 4562, Part VI. • Certain business start-up and organizational costs (discussed earlier). • Insurance premiums. • Legal and professional fees. • Supplies used and consumed in the business. • Travel, meal, and entertainment expenses. Special rules apply (discussed later). • Utilities.

Form 1120 (2025), U.S. Corporation Income Tax Return, page 1

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1120.pdf
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Income

1a Gross receipts or sales

b Returns and allowances

c Balance. Subtract line 1b from line 1a

2 Cost of goods sold (attach Form 1125-A)

3 Gross profit. Subtract line 2 from line 1c

4 Dividends and inclusions (Schedule C, line 23)

5 Interest

6 Gross rents

7 Gross royalties

8 Capital gain net income (attach Schedule D (Form 1120))

9 Net gain or (loss) from Form 4797, Part II, line 17 (attach Form 4797)

10 Other income (see instructions—attach statement)

11 Total income. Add lines 3 through 10

Deductions

12 Compensation of officers (see instructions—attach Form 1125-E)

13 Salaries and wages (less employment credits)

14 Repairs and maintenance

15 Bad debts

16 Rents

17 Taxes and licenses

18 Interest (see instructions)

19 Charitable contributions

20 Depreciation from Form 4562 not claimed on Form 1125-A or elsewhere on return (attach Form 4562)

21 Depletion

22 Advertising

23 Pension, profit-sharing, etc., plans

24 Employee benefit programs

25 Energy efficient commercial buildings deduction (attach Form 7205)

26 Other deductions (attach statement)

27 Total deductions. Add lines 12 through 26

28 Taxable income before net operating loss deduction and special deductions. Subtract line 27 from line 11.

Instructions for Form 1120 (2025)

Source: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1120.pdf
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Start-up and organizational costs, in part

Report the deductible amount of start-up and organizational costs and any amortization on line 26.

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Mapping (wanderbooks, derived)

This section is derived, not quoted. It is wanderbooks' reading of the 2025 forms and instructions above, written 2026-10-13, for the categories in crates/ledger-core/src/tax.rs. It is not tax advice; the CPA decides the return. "—" means the category does not apply to that form (per TaxCategory::forms). "Not page 1" means the quoted page-1 lines have no place for it; where it goes instead (for example Schedule K) is not quoted in this file and is left to the CPA.

Category key	Schedule C	Form 1065	Form 1120-S	Form 1120
gross_receipts	1	1a	1a	1a
returns_allowances	2	1b	1b	1b
interest_income	6 for interest on notes and accounts receivable (instructions, line 6); other interest not determined here	Not page 1 (separately stated; not quoted)	Not page 1 (not quoted)	5
other_income	6	7	5	10
cost_of_goods_sold	4 (from Part III, line 42)	2	2	2
advertising	8	21 (no advertising line)	16	22
bad_debts	27b via Part V (no line in Part II; instructions list bad debts under Part V)	12	10	15
car_truck	9	21	20	26
charitable_contributions	Not deductible on Schedule C (Part V: "Do not include charitable contributions")	Not page 1: separately stated (instructions)	Not page 1 (not quoted)	19
commissions_fees	10	21	20	26
contract_labor	11	21	20	26
depreciation	13 (tax amount, not book; CPA)	16a/16c (tax amount; CPA)	14 (tax amount; CPA)	20 (tax amount; CPA)
employee_benefits	14	19	18	24
guaranteed_payments	—	10	—	—
insurance	15	21 (instructions: insurance premiums)	20 (instructions: insurance premiums)	26
interest_expense	16a (mortgage paid to banks) or 16b (other)	15	13	18
legal_professional	17	21 (instructions: legal and professional fees)	20 (instructions: legal and professional fees)	26
meals	24b (deductible portion; instructions: in most cases 50%)	21	20 (instructions: travel, meal, and entertainment expenses)	26
office_expense	18	21	20	26
officer_compensation	—	—	7	12
organization_startup	27b via Part V (startup costs; amortization on Form 4562)	21 (instructions: certain business startup and organizational costs; amortization)	20 (instructions: report on line 20)	26 (instructions: report on line 26)
pension_profit_sharing	19	18 (Retirement plans, etc.)	17	23
rent_equipment	20a	13	11	16
rent_property	20b	13	11	16
repairs	21	11	9	14
salaries_wages	26	9 (other than to partners)	8	13
supplies	22	21 (instructions: supplies)	20 (instructions: supplies)	26
taxes_licenses	23	14	12	17
travel	24a	21	20 (instructions: travel)	26
utilities	25	21 (instructions: utilities)	20 (instructions: utilities)	26
other_deductions	27b via Part V	21	20	26
nondeductible	No line (Part V: fines or penalties paid to a government not deductible)	No line	No line	No line

Notes on the derivation:

• Form 1065 has no lines for advertising, car and truck, commissions, contract labor, insurance, legal, meals, office, supplies, travel, or utilities; they fall to line 21. Form 1120-S and Form 1120 likewise lack lines for car and truck, commissions, contract labor, insurance, legal, meals, office, supplies, travel, and utilities, which fall to line 20 and line 26 respectively. Only the items the quoted instructions name are attributed to them in the table.
• Form 1065 line 13 "Rent" and Forms 1120-S line 11 / 1120 line 16 "Rents" do not split equipment from property; Schedule C line 20 does.
• Schedule C has no line for bad debts or for organizational and start-up costs; the Part V instructions quoted above put them in Other expenses (line 48 to line 27b).
• Schedule C line 30 (business use of home) and Form 1065 line 20 / 1120-S line 19 / 1120 line 25 (energy efficient commercial buildings) have no wanderbooks category.