@jacolacs wrote:
@Opus 17thank you for your responses here, they are extremely helpful! What if i) the amount I had to repay back in a subsequent year was less than $3,000, ii) received an amended w2 (w-2c) but box 1 was empty, and iii) my 2019 returns, which is the year I repaid the bonus, will use the standard deduction as I have no itemized deduction (other than this potential repayment)? Am I out of luck? If so that's kind of BS! How is that fair?
You don't have any options to deduct the repayment in your situation. Talk to Congress, they set the $3000 limit on using the special deduction for repaid wages.
