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Vehicle and mileage can be added and expenses used for the business portion of your vehicle. You must know the total miles and the business miles for your vehicle regardless of the method  you choose.   Sign into your TurboTax Online/Mobile account: Select Tax Home (left panel) > Select Income and Expenses > Select Review beside self employment Edit beside your business > Add expenses for this work > Scroll to Vehicle Expense and select it Continue to enter information about your vehicle. Note: For vehicles used in your business you can either take mileage or actual expenses.  TurboTax will calculate the most beneficial for you. If you do not use the standard mileage rate (SMR) the first year a vehicle is placed in service for business you can never use it for that vehicle. If you choose to take mileage, depreciation is taken into consideration in the mileage rate. If you choose to take actual expenses, TurboTax will automatically calculate the deduction and include it with the other vehicle expenses.  You will have the opportunity to enter the expenses (gas, tires, etc.) and TurboTax will add these along with the depreciation and give you a comparison.  Original Post

No.  You cannot enter start up expenses until you actually start up the business and are operating.  You cannot take any deductions until then.  When you do start up, then you will be able to enter your expenses as start up costs. 

Yes, check the box to indicate that the amount you are entering is different than what is on your 1098. Generally, the person paying the expense gets to take the deduction. In your situation, each of you can only claim the interest that you actually paid.   As indicated by TurboTax, only enter the amounts that you are liable for. If everything is split evenly, only report half the mortgage interest, outstanding mortgage principal, mortgage insurance premiums, and property taxes.   See this IRS FAQ for more information.  

Yes, remove the income from that section of the income and report it here instead.   Log into your account Select Wages and income Less Common income Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099>start Scroll to the bottom of the page to Other Reportable Income Other taxable income, answer yes Then give a brief description of the income and the amount listed..

An extension does not give you more time to pay, it is only an extension of time to file.   If you electronically file, pay what you can.  include a letter to the IRS asking for 60-90 days to pay the balance in full.   In TurboTax Online, file an extension by following these steps:   View the entries down the left side of the screen at Tax Tools. Select Tools. Select File an extension. In addition, Free Federal tax extension is available here.

That is correct.  Because the water heater is one item, you only get one credit.  If you would have purchased both a heat pump furnace and a heat pump water heater, being two separate items, you could claim 2 credits.  

If you added a car (EV) credit on your tax return that is not correct you can go back and review your TurboTax screens as follows:   To review your screens in TurboTax Desktop  Go to "Deductions & Credits", Scroll to "Cars and Other Things You Own",  click "Start or Update" next to "Energy-Efficient Vehicle"  Review your screens and make sure everything has been answered correctly   To review your screens in TurboTax Online: "Continue where you left off" Click on "Deductions & Credits" in the left panel of your screen Scroll down to "Cars & Other Things You Own" Click on the (down-facing) caret Select "Energy-Efficient Vehicles" Review your screens and make sure everything has been answered correctly   If you completed the screens for "Energy Efficient Vehicles"' it will be reported on Form 8936 which is included as part of your tax return. A Form 8936 and Schedule A (Form 8936) should be included with the tax return you completed using TurboTax.     Click here for additional information on Form 8936.   Click here for "Understanding the New Clean Vehicle Credit"   Click here for "What's a clean vehicle credit?"  

If you are using the desktop software, click on Forms in the upper right corner.    It is in the form list as Carryover Wks.    If you are using TurboTax Online, you can print it, but you will need to go back to the interview to make changes.