Can i claim my nursing assistant certification program that i paid $500 for? Lost the receipt but i have bank statement showing the schools tuition fee deduction.

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Expenses to learn a new trade or job or to qualify for a new career aren't deductible.

To be deductible, your expenses must be for education that either maintains or improves your job skills, or is required by your employer or by law to keep your salary, status or job.

To claim educational expenses, you must be employed at the time of payment

If deductible, your bank statement will suffice as documentation.

[Edited, 12/09/18, 10:25 EST]