@GeorgeM777 - Thanks for your reply. I entered this info when I created the post, but it's not showing above: I'm using TurboTax Premier for desktop. So the instructions you mentions don't necessarily map to the right form for me.
Once I do get to the Business Expenses though (after flipping through several pages), I have 4 categories:
Cars, trucks and other vehicle expenses
Assets and depreciation - this is where I originally thought it would be. It says "Examples of assets include: Equipment, Computers and other office machines, Office furniture". But this never works for me. Perhaps there is a bug in the desktop app? See below for more details..
All other expenses - the list I mentioned in my original post above. Note this does have a Supplies category, but it's reserved for "incidental items that cost $200 or less or last less than a year" (ie: pens, pencils, paper, ink, etc.)
Home office expenses - this requires a "Qualifying business office" which means it's dedicated and used exclusively only for conducting your business (doesn't work for me because I typically use non-dedicated rooms for doing video production work, ie: bedroom, kitchen, etc.
Here's what happens after I select "Update" for Assets and depreciation:
- Select "Yes" to "Did you buy or own any assets, other than vehicles, in this business?",
- Select "Yes" to "Did you buy any items for any business, rental property and/or farm than cost $2500 or less in 2021"
- The next page is "Let's see if you can deduct these items as expenses", "You can do this if you have a consistent process for you record expenses and assets" and "The cost must be $2500 or less". It then asks 2 questions: "Do both apply to you?", "Do you want to take this annual election?", I answer "Yes" to both then select "Continue".
- The next page is "Now, let's review each item you bought", and asks me to confirm that "Every item I bought cost $2500 or less", then I select "Continue".
- Then I'm returned to the main Business Expenses page where I started 😕
@VolvoGirl - Thanks for your reply. No, I don't see that option, but possibly because I'm using TT Premier for Desktop.
