DBA Tax Deductions?

[Samantha M.]

I just spent most of this month spending money to get my business up and running. I filed it as a DBA for right now and will upgrade it to an LLC when I start producing income.

I accumulated a couple $1,000 in initial start up costs plus my monthly mail budget. For the year 2012 would I be able to set these expenses up as a tax deduction?

Thanks