Any easy way to get a larger tax return if I have a business license?

I don’t know too much about taxes, but I’m doing mine right now with turbotax, and I owe quite a bit. Someone once told me that if you have a business license, you can qualify for much larger tax cuts. I haven’t really had much active business activity, but I do have a license.

I heard that since I do own a work at home business, I can take the money I pay for rent every month and claim that as a business expense, since this is where the business is located. Or something like that.

Can someone explain this to me better, or give me ideas of other deductions I would qualify for being I own a home based business (even though I haven’t had much business activity)?

I live in washington
As an added portion of my question…Since I am running close to the deadline, if I file my taxes now to beat the deadline. But I don’t claim all necessary deductions, is it possible to re-file, or else have a professional re-file to get some of that money back?

Also, the first person said tax software isn’t current, well I’m using turbotax online. Is that outdated also? Am I missing out on other deductions?

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