Your rental expenses are only entered on Schedule E for your rental property. Your self-employment expenses are only entered on your Schedule C. Neither of these types of expenses are used to determine if you can use the Standard Deduction or Itemized Deductions.
Your personal itemized deductions are reported on Schedule A. Deductions such as personal medical expenses, state income taxes paid, personal property taxes on your personal home, not used as a rental or in a business, mortgage interest, points and mortgage insurance on your personal home, not used as a rental or in a business.
If the total of all your personal itemized deductions on Schedule A are less than the Standard Deduction for your filing status then the Standard Deduction will be used on your federal tax return.
