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For the tax year 2021, TurboTax Online Self-Employed users will only be able to report self-employed expenses. For previous tax years, you can follow these steps with TurboTax Free, Standard, or Premier.
- Navigate to the Find (or magnifying glass icon) menu in TurboTax
- Select Self-employment from the results in the Find window, then click Go
- Select Check the box if you have self-employed income and expenses to report on the Let's look at your self-employment income and expenses step. If you're filing your return with a spouse, check the box next to the spouse who is reporting self-employment expenses
- This step depends on how much of your return you've completed so far, so follow the instructions below that correspond to what you see onscreen:
- If you see the Your Self-Employment or Business Summary step and would like to enter business expenses for a business not listed onscreen, select Enter New Business, and follow the instructions.
- To enter business expenses for a business listed on the Your Self-Employment or Business Summary step, choose Edit next to that business, then follow the instructions to reach the expenses section
- In the What kind of self-employment work do you do? Next, select Continue. Then, follow the instructions to reach the expenses section.
- When you get the "Did you have any fixed assets section," you've completed the expenses section
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