My husband and I started a small business selling on Amazon. There was no income in 2023, only planning and only had expenses/startup costs. Our first sale was in March 2024. We formed an LLC, and we live in Texas. Here are some questions:
Here are the answers to your questions:
If you would like to see more information about Start-ups, see the TurboTax help article below:
Start-up expenses have to be amortized with a recovery period that starts with the month the business begins to operate active trade or as a business. See the following IRS page for more information on deducting start-up expenses.
Here’s how businesses can deduct startup costs from their federal taxes
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