Thank you, that is a nice and detailed answer. That is what prompted my question as it seemed that turbotax was double dipping by the results I was getting. Also, I was thinking that turbotax was trying to match the total that I sent to all independent contractors (form 1096) in asking this question. So based on your reply, for my case for this question the value for this turbo tax question could be zero, even though I paid over $30k to contractors this last year. In my case, I am working on a 1065 for a partnership real estate LLC and most all services are going to be a maintenance/repair deduction or capital improvement to be depreciated. I can't think of any other contractor that I paid this last year that would not be deducted or depreciated. Your insight is greatly appreciated.
