topic I am an author and distributed comp books. How do I handle this? in After you file https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-am-an-author-and-distributed-comp-books-how-do-i-handle-this/01/561963#M110745 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:16:20 GMT mea7 2019-06-05T06:16:20Z I am an author and distributed comp books. How do I handle this? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-am-an-author-and-distributed-comp-books-how-do-i-handle-this/01/561963#M110745 Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:16:20 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/i-am-an-author-and-distributed-comp-books-how-do-i-handle-this/01/561963#M110745 mea7 2019-06-05T06:16:20Z The cost of books you gave away would be a Business Expen... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/the-cost-of-books-you-gave-away-would-be-a-business-expen/01/561969#M110748 <P>The cost of books you gave away would be a Business Expense (advertising/marketing). If you didn't pay for the books, then you have no deduction to report.</P> Wed, 05 Jun 2019 06:16:22 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/after-you-file/discussion/the-cost-of-books-you-gave-away-would-be-a-business-expen/01/561969#M110748 PatriciaV 2019-06-05T06:16:22Z