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Organize potential business costs while keeping eligibility, personal use, reimbursement, capitalization, and special treatment visible.
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Operating Expenses
Eligibility depends on facts
Advertising Expenses
paid promotion, listings, printed materials, and business website campaigns.
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Examples for: Consultants, Real Estate Agents
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Office Supplies
consumable paper, ink, postage, and routine desk supplies.
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Examples for: Tutors, Graphic Designers
Review this expense category →Professional Services
Eligibility depends on facts
Contract Labor
payments for independent services supporting the business.
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Examples for: Consultants, Photographers
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Business Insurance
liability, professional, property, and other business coverage.
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Examples for: Consultants, Photographers
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Legal and Professional Fees
business accounting, legal, bookkeeping, and specialist services.
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Examples for: Real Estate Agents, Consultants
Review this expense category →Travel and Vehicle
Eligibility depends on facts
Business Travel
potentially qualifying transportation, lodging, and incidental business-trip costs.
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Examples for: Consultants, Real Estate Agents
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Business Meals
potentially qualifying meals with documented business context.
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Examples for: Consultants, Real Estate Agents
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Vehicle Expenses
qualified business mileage or the supported business share of actual vehicle costs.
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Examples for: Rideshare Drivers, Delivery Drivers
Review this expense category →Workspace
Eligibility depends on facts
Home-Office Expenses
costs associated with a workspace that may meet home-office requirements.
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Examples for: Consultants, Graphic Designers
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Phone and Internet
supported business use of communications and connectivity services.
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Examples for: Gig Workers, Tutors
Review this expense category →Equipment and Technology
Eligibility depends on facts
Software and Subscriptions
business applications, hosting, cloud tools, and professional data services.
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Examples for: Web Developers, Software Developers
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Education and Training
courses, references, and training connected to an existing business.
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Examples for: Software Developers, Tutors
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Equipment and Tools
computers, cameras, machinery, hand tools, and other business property.
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Examples for: Photographers, Landscapers
Review this expense category →Benefits and Long-Term Planning
Eligibility depends on facts
Retirement Contributions
eligible contributions to retirement arrangements available to self-employed people.
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Examples for: Consultants, Software Developers
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Self-Employed Health Insurance
potentially eligible health, dental, and qualifying long-term-care premiums.
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Examples for: Freelancers, Consultants
Review this expense category →Not a guaranteed deduction list
Every category requires factual and current-rule review. Use the Business Expense Deduction Planner or Schedule C Profit Calculator only after excluding personal, reimbursed, unsupported, and specially treated amounts.