rschule1
Expert Alumni

Self employed

Hi there:

 

You can claim all ordinary and necessary business expenses regardless of loss.  However, some items like office in the home deduction or section 179 deprecation could be limited by business loss. If losses are significant enough to absorb other income like wages then its possible that a net operating loss could be carried carried forward for future tax benefit.

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