You must enter them in the Federal Tax return section. If you are a trucker (or transportation) employee (pay reported on Form W-2), then you must use Form 2106 (Unreimbursed Job Expenses) to report the deduction. This will not calculate on the Federal Tax return, because Unreimbursed Job Expenses are suspended as a deduction because of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2018. However, this form/section of the program is still used to claim qualified unreimbursed employee expenses for states that allow them. To access this section of the program:
- Log on to your Account, and click "Take Me to My Return".
- Click on the Search Box (with the Magnifying Glass)
- Type 2106 in the box and then Jump to 2106.
Once you are in that section, you are looking for the "Meals/Entertainment" deduction. You will answer "yes" to the question if you are subject to DOT laws, and then the total of the deduction you are claiming. Do not reduce it. The deduction should then import into the Alabama return.
Alabama is still accepting this deduction (provided you have enough deductions to itemize on your tax return).
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