Self employed

You can also read these,

https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p334.pdf

https://www.irs.gov/businesses/small-businesses-self-employed/deducting-business-expenses

 

You can deduct ordinary and necessary business expenses. That means expenses that are a normal and regular part of the particular job you are doing.  A travel agent working from home can deduct certain household expenses as a "home office".  You can deduct phone and computer expenses (much easier if you have work-only computer and phones).  You normally wouldn't deduct gas for your home's lawn mower because that is not a business expense for a travel agent, even though it might be an expense for a landscaper.  If you decorated your home office with a $50,000 Picasso print, that would not be an "ordinary" or necessary expense.

 

Unemployment compensation is taxable income, make sure you get your 1099-G from your state government to include it (you may have to download it yourself if the state does not mail it). 

 

As a small business person, you can take a special self-employed business deduction for your medical insurance expense.  There's an article here.

https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/home-ownership/deducting-health-insurance-premiums-if-youre-sel...

 

Turbotax Self-Employed version (online) or Home & Business (installed on your own computer) will walk you through all these different items.