Yes, you can claim business expenses as long as it is related to business even though you had no income.
She will use Schedule C Profit or Loss from Business to report her income and expenses.
Follow these steps to enter your business information in TurboTax.
- Open or continue your return
- Search for schedule c and click the Jump to link in the search results.
- Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
- If you've already entered self-employment work and this is a new business select Add another line of work
- Follow the onscreen instructions.
Click on the link for more information
Self-employment
