Where do I enter per diem expenses for self employed income?

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June 7, 2019
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I am entering self employment income and expenses, and it says at the top that "This does not include expenses for mileage, local meals and per diem. We'll cover that elsewhere."

I traveled internationally for work, and so I want to make sure I can enter the per diem expenses to get the deduction. Where do I enter this information for per diem?

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kll

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It's entered in the Meals & Entertainment area. How to get to the area to enter your business expenses: While inside the software and working on your return, type Schedule C in the Search at the top of the screen (you may see a magnifying glass there). There will be a popup that says Jump to Schedule C. Select that to get to the general area.

Then:

select Edit next to your business (if it is there)
scroll to Business Expenses
then Select Other Common Business Expenses
on the next screen there will be categories and you can choose Meals and Entertainment