Tax Year Prior to 2020: I expanded my business by purchasing another vending company. where do I claim this

[KarenL2]

You will enter it as an Asset.  You will Amortize it over 15 years using Straight Line method. 

How to get to the area to enter your business expenses :   While inside the software and working on your return, type Schedule C in the Search at the top of the screen (you may see a magnifying glass there).  There will be a popup that says Jump to Schedule C.  Select that to get to the general area. 

Then:

• select Edit next to your business (if it is there)
• scroll to Business Assets