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State tax filing

To enter your teacher (educator) expenses in TurboTax you would:

 

  1. Click on Federal 
  2. Click on Deductions & Credits 
  3. Click on See All Tax Breaks 
  4. Scroll to Employment Expenses and click Show More
  5. Click Start or Revisit next to Teacher (educator) Expenses

Click on this link for Tax Tips for Teachers: Deducting Out-of-Pocket Classroom Expenses.


The Educator Expense Deduction allows eligible educators to deduct up to $300 worth of qualified expenses from their income for 2023 and 2024.

Qualified expenses include purchases such as:

  • Books and classroom supplies
  • Technology and computer software used in the classroom during the process of teaching students


Please click here for additional information on Educator Expenses.

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