How do I claim expenses as a 1040?

How do I claim travel expenses spent by me only when I am a member/owner of an LLC?

• I am using TurboTax Business to file our LLC's taxes. There are 2 owners including myself. I'd like to claim travel expenses spent by me only (not the LLC). Do I do this here or on my 1040? If I do it on the LLC's 1065, it will show up on both of our K-1s, but it should only show up as my expenses.

• Answer:

  You're flying blind on your tax return? Good luck. You might want to read the instructions for Form 1065. If you did you're see that in order for a partner to deduct out-of-pocket expenses, the requirement to incur those expenses must be included in the written partnership agreement, which you probabaly don't have, which you should have. If the expenses are allowable you'd deduct them on Schedule E of Form 1040 with the code "UPE" (Unreimbursed partnership expenses). If your business is important to you, find someone who knows what they're doing to help you with your tax return.