I was trying to add my boyfriends tool receipts to his taxes and add his amount why hasn’t his money getting back reduced more?

[xmasbaby0]

Is your BF a W-2 employee or is he self-employed?

-W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return.  Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.  Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you live in a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return  to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

[DawnC]

Job related expenses are not deductible unless he is filing a Schedule C.   

W-2 job expenses

Self-employed expenses