Why are the Turbo Tax expense categories different from the IRS Schedule C categories. My accounting software is based on the IRS categories, so how do I convert this to the non-standard TurboTax categories?
You can add office expenses on your Schedule C by selecting that category when you are working on the business expense section of your return. All categories are included in TurboTax.
I finally figured this out. TurboTax presented me with a list of categories to chose from. I thought that this was where I was entering my dollar amounts, but instead TT was asking if I wanted to add any of these categories that I did not use last year. Why not show me what categories I used last year and ask if I want to add any extra categories this year and let me enter my dollar amount right there? Why the extra confusing steps?