The above the line legal fees deduction is very limited. See information below. TurboTax online does not support this entry. You will need to use TurboTax desktop and manually enter the info. Click here: Attorney fees
With the TCJA, it eliminates miscellaneous itemized deductions including the legal fees. Prior to the 2017 Act, you could deduct legal fees that were greater than 2% of your adjusted gross income as a miscellaneous expense. However, not anymore after 2017. However, there are still some legal fees that might qualify for an above-the-line deduction against your gross income like discrimination or Trade & Business related. To see deductible legal fees, click here: https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/i1040gi.pdf ( Page 90 line 22)
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