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Writing off photography gear

How do I write off camera gear I've bought for my business? Lenses, cameras, etc
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TeresaM
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Writing off photography gear

You may enter expenses and income for your self-employment here:

  • In the Self-Employed version of TurboTax with the Federal Taxes tab:
  • Click on the Federal Taxes tab
  • Click on Income and Expenses
  • You may see a prompt for Self-Employment, but if not
  • Click on Check for More Income and See All Income
  • Scroll down to the Self-Employment section with the blue person icon
  • Click on Show More
  • And Start or Edit
  • Scroll down past Expenses line and click on the blue
  • Add More Expenses for this work button
  • Click on the blue triangle next to Less Common Expenses to see the full list of expense categories
  • There is an Other miscellaneous expenses category for expenses not on the list
  • TurboTax provides the option to type in a description, so you can indicate what exactly they are. 


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Writing off photography gear

There is no tab for "check for more income" and "see all income"

Writing off photography gear

Let me find another way to get there for you, one moment please.

Writing off photography gear

In fact I dont see any of these tabs for the most parts. I'm using your webbrowsers

Writing off photography gear

Try this prompt:

Search for "Expenses"
Let me know if it gets you there.

Writing off photography gear

I'm so lost...why do I need a "jump to" explanation

Writing off photography gear

Please let me know if the second answer works for you.
TeresaM
Expert Alumni

Writing off photography gear

You may enter expenses and income for your self-employment here:

  • In the Self-Employed version of TurboTax with the Federal Taxes tab:
  • Click on the Federal Taxes tab
  • Click on Income and Expenses
  • You may see a prompt for Self-Employment, but if not
  • Click on Check for More Income and See All Income
  • Scroll down to the Self-Employment section with the blue person icon
  • Click on Show More
  • And Start or Edit
  • Scroll down past Expenses line and click on the blue
  • Add More Expenses for this work button
  • Click on the blue triangle next to Less Common Expenses to see the full list of expense categories
  • There is an Other miscellaneous expenses category for expenses not on the list
  • TurboTax provides the option to type in a description, so you can indicate what exactly they are. 


**Say "Thanks" by clicking the thumb icon in a post
**Mark the post that answers your question by clicking on "Mark as Best Answer"

Writing off photography gear

To get to the "jump to" forms in TurboTax Online please use the following steps below. Please note that you will need to know the form in which to "jump to" before hand. If you are unsure of what form you need then you can do a search beforehand with the search icon to see if you can find the form needed. 

  1. Log into your TurboTax Account and into the return you are currently working on
  2. Once you are in your return in the upper right-hand corner of the screen you will see a magnifying glass icon with the word search next to it. Select the word search. (screenshot 1 below-labeled search)
  3. Once the search box opens up type in (the form you are looking for) (Ex. w-2 or 1099-INT) and then once you type it in select enter on your keyboard. This will now pull up a list underneath the search box and you should see the words Jump to (ex. Jump to w-2 Go directly to the w-2 section of TurboTax). (screenshot 2 below-labeled search & jump to)
  4. Select on jump to and this will take you to the interview needed to input the information off of your form.
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