My wife is a writer and incurred about $1,000.00 in promotional expenses for a book launch event. Can this be deducted in TurboTax?

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My wife is a writer and incurred about $1,000.00 in promotional expenses for a book launch event. Can this be deducted in TurboTax?

Yes, if she is in business as a writer with the intent to make money.

She can claim this expense as Advertising and deduct it from her self-employed income as a writer.

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