In: Accounting
Blake operated as a sole proprietor, reported on Schedule C
(Form 1040). He used 350 square feet of his 2100 square-foot
rented loft exclusively and regularly for business, Blake used the
cash accounting method and had the following income
and expenses for his financial planning business:
Gross receipt: $36,960
'Expenses:
Advertising: $80 .
Business insurance: $685 .
Business license: $100 .
Comprehensive health insurance (entire year): $7,788 .
Office supplies: $76 .
Postage: $38
Rent {entire year): $14,400 .
Renter insurance (entire year): $1,055
Second phone line, exclusively for business: $103 .
Tax preparation (allocated to business): $350
Utilities (entire year): $2281.
Blake closed his business on April 1, 2018. He had no carryover
losses and all assets were fully depreciated. lf Blake elects
to use the office-in-home (OlH) simplified method, what is the
amount of his Schedule C net profit or loss?
A. $34,515; B. 34,818; C. 35153; D. 37,674
Gross Receipts = 36960
Less Expenses
Advertising = 80
Business Insurance =9685
Business License = 100
Office Supplies = 76
Postage = 38
Telecommunication Expense = 103
Utilities = 240
Renter's Insurance = 88
Tax = 350
Health Insurance = 649
Total Expenses = 11409
Net Profit = Gross Receipts - Total Expenses= 36960 -11409 = 25551