Am I able to write off my costs associetd to job search, commuting / travle for interviews, education and training material while I was unemployed, June - Nov 2023?
031655
3 Replies
xmasbaby0
Level 15
Feb 19, 2024 12:27:53 PM
No. The miscellaneous deduction on a federal return for job search expenses has been eliminated since the tax laws changed for 2018 and beyond.
MarilynG1
Expert Alumni
Feb 19, 2024 12:29:12 PM
Starting in 2018, Job Search Expenses are no longer deductible on your Federal return.
Even in the "old days" , job expenses, including job search expenses, were only a misc. itemized deduction. You only got to deduct that portion of your misc. itemized deductions that exceeded 2% of your AGI, and then only if your total itemized deductions exceeded the standard deduction (which was doubled under the 2018 tax law. . (2% rule explained: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902781-what-is-the-2-rule ).