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Assuming that you're a graphic designer or some other graphic artist, and this is software that you need to create business income in the first place:
1. Tax Home
2. Federal
3. Wages & Income
4. Self-employment income and expense
5. Add expenses for this work
6. Supplies > Description "Design software"
After you enter the supplies category, you'll be able to add multiple rows for different types of supplies expense you incurred in the ordinary course of business. See example:
Where to enter expense for artistic design software Creative Cloud Pro, which does not meet the "Supplies" limitations of "Less than $200" and "For use of less than one year"
Adobe Creative Suite/Cloud subscription expenses, even if they do not meet the strict "Supplies" criteria, are "ordinary and necessary" business expenses and should be reported as operating expenses.
Enter this as Self-Employed in your (Schedule C),
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