Home based business , moving detection

dande1983 · ‎June 4, 2019

Moved to personal residence. Not asking for personal moving expenses. Asking about the moving of landscaping business, equipment and supplies.

AmandaR1 · ‎June 4, 2019

Any expense you paid for the purpose of your business qualifies as self-employed business expenses. Moving your equipment while continuing to operate your business and for the purpose of being able to do your business, would qualify.

A rule of thumb I use to explain this is, if you wouldn't have spent the money except for the goal of earning money in your business, then it's a qualified business expense. You can enter your expenses under the category that best describes your cost based on your business purpose and industry.

There's also a miscellaneous expense option where you can enter a description and amount, which may be best for this type of expense if you don't see other categories that you think fit (use sparingly).

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AmandaR1 · ‎June 4, 2019

Any expense you paid for the purpose of your business qualifies as self-employed business expenses. Moving your equipment while continuing to operate your business and for the purpose of being able to do your business, would qualify.

A rule of thumb I use to explain this is, if you wouldn't have spent the money except for the goal of earning money in your business, then it's a qualified business expense. You can enter your expenses under the category that best describes your cost based on your business purpose and industry.

There's also a miscellaneous expense option where you can enter a description and amount, which may be best for this type of expense if you don't see other categories that you think fit (use sparingly).