This thread is old--when the former user forum--Answer Xchange--was migrated over to the new user forum Real Money Talk in early June 2019, the old answers and replies migrated over with 2019 dates, even if they were from several years ago. It was an unfortunate by-product of the change because the answers that are appearing here are now incorrect for 2018 tax returns.
For 2018 and onward, W-2 employees cannot get a deduction on their federal return for job-related expenses, although there are some states which might still allow job-related expenses as a deduction on the state return, which is why you can still enter them.
https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-re...
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