Tax deductions

[Fiveoman4u]

Can police officers deduct expenses on the 2024 taxes?

[Vanessa A]

No.  Not on their federal taxes.  Employee job related expenses are not deductible.  However, depending on which state you live in, they may be deductible on your state return.  Which state do you live in?

[Hal_Al]

Starting in 2018, employees  (W-2 recipients) are no longer able to deduct any job expenses. 

Deductions on the state return may be allowed  in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.  If so, this will come up in the state interview, in TurboTax. 

 Even in the "old days" , job 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 ).