Business & farm

Thank you for the response.

 

Is there a time limit on how far before the business start date I incurred the startup costs?  My business started in 2019 when I received the book contract, but I attended the writiers conference in 2017.  I can’t find any sort of time limit for startup costs in the IRS pubs.

Also, if I purchased a laptop for this purpose also in 2016 can it still be included as a business asset in 2019?