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New Member
posted Jun 3, 2019 12:56:13 PM

I am a photographer. I have lab fees to print portraits and I am not sure what category that goes under as a business expense?

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New Member
Jun 3, 2019 12:56:15 PM

You can include your lab fees as an "Other Miscellaneous Expense".

In your schedule C:

  1. When you get to the screen that asks "What kind of expenses did you have for <your business>?", choose the drop-down for "Less common expenses" and select "Other miscellaneous expenses"
  2. Click "Continue"
  3. Scroll down to Expenses; find "Other miscellaneous expenses"; click on the blue Start button
  4. Enter a description such as "Lab fees" and enter the expense

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New Member
Jun 3, 2019 12:56:15 PM

You can include your lab fees as an "Other Miscellaneous Expense".

In your schedule C:

  1. When you get to the screen that asks "What kind of expenses did you have for <your business>?", choose the drop-down for "Less common expenses" and select "Other miscellaneous expenses"
  2. Click "Continue"
  3. Scroll down to Expenses; find "Other miscellaneous expenses"; click on the blue Start button
  4. Enter a description such as "Lab fees" and enter the expense