After you file

I remember one year that I was "self-employed" that I had to pay Turbo Tax extra in order to file my taxes for that job, do I not do that then?

And I am not savvy with the technical terms of taxes, but I am was a private contractor a couple years ago for this guy that owned his own business.

 

Last year, I bought a ton of gear for that business (which I wasn't working at last year, but was working at the year before last year). So am I still able to include the thousands of dollars I spent on my gear? It was for the job...Do you think I should just include it in this years return? I have the receipts...

 

I hate taxes, but thanks if you can help me.