Where do I categorize employee pay in business expenses?

[VolvoGirl]

Did you pay them with a W2 or a 1099NEC?  Do you need to prepare the W2s or 1099s to give them to your people?  

For W2, If Employee Expenses doesn't show up in the list you need to go back to the Business Profile section and click Edit by Has Employees and change it to yes.

For 1099NEC that is Contract Labor on Schedule C line 11.  

Where to enter business expenses
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[Mike9241]

if you file Schedule C, you claim the wages paid to employees on the line that says "wages". If you are an employee getting a W-2, the expenses connected with that employment are not deductible.