Deducting personal purchases as business expenses

KCM95 — Wed, 11 Feb 2026 10:45:45 GMT

I recently created an LLC. I began setting up the business while waiting for the state's approval. I purchased education to learn all about the business. I also purchased a phone system, call center service, virtual mailbox, CRM software, and spent a good amount of money on marketing. All these expenses were exclusively for the business but purchased with my personal bank account because I didn't have a business bank account as I was waiting for the state's approval of my LLC. Am I still able to write these off as business expenses when I file my taxes even though I purchased them personally? If I can, would these write-offs be on my personal taxes or my business taxes?

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Anonymous_ — Fri, 20 Dec 2024 02:49:23 GMT

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TomD8 — Mon, 14 Oct 2024 15:52:51 GMT

This TurboTax help article might be of use:

Starting a New Startup Business - TurboTax Tax Tips & Videos (intuit.com)

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