If you are using the desktop download then you can prepare and e-file up to five federal returns and the state returns that go with them. Each state return incurs a $25 state e-file fee which you can avoid if you print and mail the state return instead of e-filing the state. You mentioned having sons. If you have more than five returns to prepare, the additional ones can be printed and filed by mail. The five federal e-file limit is an IRS limit.
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
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