Actually they both are saying the same thing.
the wording on the second answer may be confusing, she says
"Start-up costs are expensed the first year of the business."
That is true, you can only CLAIM THEM the first year you file for that business.
The first answer says:
"no time span is specified. however, the farther back in time the harder it would be to prove that these are indeed startup costs for your present business."
That is true, the expenses you CLAIM THE FIRST YEAR can be expenses you paid in previous years.
The amount of time between paying these expenses and the first year you file needs to make sense.
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