Can I subtract Adwords expenses from SE Earnings?

[CWebguy]

If I got a check from an affiliate company, will the IRS accept deducting expenses that I paid to generate that revenue (Adwords expenses)?

I hope so cause I reported it once and have all the Adwords expenses printed out for the year.

Anyone have experience with this?

Thanks

[buckworks]

As long as your expenses are adequately documented, you should have no problem deducting them from your income.

[Kobayashi]

The general rule is that an expense must be ordinary and necessary for your business type - advertising is of course both for any business I can think of. If you Google "ordinary and necessary" the first result has good review of such with some examples.

[trinorthlighting]

Yes, they will accept the deducting because it is part of your business expense.