Am I Completely Screwed? (CSS Profile and Business Income)

[Zinhead]

The profile directions tell you to use numbers from specific lines from the tax forms. The expenses says to use line 1a on our tax form. I believe cost of goods is line 1b, so its pretty explicit that cost of goods should not be added onto the expense line. FWIW, the Collegeboard Business Supplement allows a line for cost of goods, but some colleges don’t want the supplement.

You are probably over-thinking this. Include all of the expenses you have in your business. If the schools wants to take some out, that is their prerogative.