Difference between "Deluxe" and Self Employed" for 1099MISC write offs

[tony_jacobs116]

am i unable to write any expenses off purely for my 1099MISC if i dont buy the "Self Employed" turbotax product? i dont have any crazy itemizations, but would like to write off for the 1099 only. i am taking the standard deduction for my regular W2

[DawnC0]

To enter expenses for self-employment, you have to upgrade to TurboTax Self-Employed if you are using TurboTax Online.  Deluxe will only handle the income side of the 1099-MISC, and not the expenses.  

You can manually enter these deductions, but only using the desktop versions of the software.  It is not possible in the Online versions.  The desktop versions have ''Forms Mode'', which allow you enter expenses without going through an interview.  I have included instructions if you would like to switch to the desktop version.  

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