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On turbotax, where do add an "impairment related work expense?" I am a person with a disability. I know this line item needs to be put on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 16.

 
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MinhT
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On turbotax, where do add an "impairment related work expense?" I am a person with a disability. I know this line item needs to be put on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 16.

Impairment-related work expenses are deductible subject the 2% of AGI floor if you itemize your deductions.

Please note that Itemized Deductions will only "help" when they exceed your standard deduction.

For 2018, standard deductions are:

For a taxpayer under 65, not claimed as a dependent:

  • $12,000 for Single
  • $24,000 for Married Filing Jointly, or Qualifying Widow(er) with dependent child
  • $18,000 for Head of Household
  • $12,000 for Married Filing Separately
  • If you are over 65 or blind, add $1,300 for each instance or add $1,600 each instance if single and not a surviving spouse

 

You can deduct your job-related expenses by following these steps:

  • In TurboTax, open your tax return
  • Click on Federal in the left-hand column, then on Deductions & Credits on top of the screen
  • Scroll down to All Tax breaks, locate the section Employment Expenses and click on Show more
  • Click Start next to Job expenses for W-2 Income.

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On turbotax, where do add an "impairment related work expense?" I am a person with a disability. I know this line item needs to be put on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 16.

No, you're wrong and you shouldn't be answering questions on here when you don't know what you're talking about. Impairment-related expenses for disabled people are NOT subject to the 2%. And you didn't even answer the question anyway which was where to enter those impairment-related expenses.

AnnetteB6
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On turbotax, where do add an "impairment related work expense?" I am a person with a disability. I know this line item needs to be put on Schedule A (Form 1040), line 16.

The answer given above was included on the earlier version of this forum and pertained to an earlier tax year when the answer was correct.  When this new forum was started many of the old answers were included without the context of when the question was asked and answered.

 

That being said, take a look at the following TurboTax article for the answer to the initial question:  

 

Where do I enter job-related employee expenses (Form 2106)?

 

 

@sandydell

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