To enter self employment marketing expenses in TurboTax Self Employed:
· Type in schedule c in the search box, top right of your screen
· Hit the Enter key
· Click jump to schedule c in the search results
· Arrive at the Your 2017 self-employed work summary
· Click the Edit button
· Navigate to the Here’s your info page
· Click the Add expenses for this work button
· Arrive at the Tell us about any expenses page
· Scroll down to and click the radio button to the left of the Advertising category
Click the Continue button, bottom right of the page
· Follow the prompts and online instructions
Thanks for the follow up. I know where the "Advertising" category is, however, Advertising falls under the umbrella of Marketing. Where does the rest of "marketing" expenses go? I don't see a category for this. Like public relations, community involvement, etc.
The data you enter into TurboTax will populate the Schedule C <a rel="nofollow" target="_blank" href="https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf">https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/f1040sc.pdf</a>
You will note an Advertising expenses category but not a marketing category. Enter your description of the marketing expenses in the fields provided in the Advertising category and the dollar amount.