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I work in a K-8 school. Can i deduct my professional license fees?

I pay an annual professional license fee and am required to pay for continuing education.
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I work in a K-8 school. Can i deduct my professional license fees?

Sorry---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

 

 

But do not overlook the educator expense deduction:

 

TEACHER EXPENSES.   EDUCATOR EXPENSES DEDUCTION

Go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Teacher (Educator) Expenses

 

https://www.irs.gov/taxtopics/tc458

 

https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/tax-credits-deductions/educator-expense-...

 

**Disclaimer: Every effort has been made to offer the most correct information possible. The poster disclaims any legal responsibility for the accuracy of the information that is contained in this post.**
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