Where do I put the cost of materials for handyman jobs

Aimee34 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:21:11 GMT

I buy materials for jobs and the cost of them are included in what the client pays me. They should be subtracted from my income as an expense, but I don't know where to put them.

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HelenaC — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:21:12 GMT

I added some screenshots for you.

If you're not reporting inventory, enter your expenses as...

HelenaC — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:21:14 GMT

If you're not reporting inventory, enter your expenses as follows:

Log on to TurboTax and click on the orange button, Take Me To My Return.
Type Sch C in the search/find bar and click search/find.
Click on Jump to Sch C.
Click on start/edit or Add Another Business.
TurboTax will ask you a series of questions.
At the 'Your xxxx Business' screen, scroll down to Business Expenses.
To enter expenses like sales tax, cell phone and office supplies, click start/update next to Other Common Business Expenses.
On the Let's write off some business expenses screen, scroll down to:
Sales tax - report under Taxes and Licenses
Cost of Purchases - report under Supplies
All other expenses, report under Other Miscellaneous Expenses.
Continue with the onscreen interview.

Related information:

What is Schedule C?

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Where do I put the cost of materials for handyman jobs

I added some screenshots for you.

If you're not reporting inventory, enter your expenses as...