Hal_Al
Level 15

Deductions & credits

No. Starting in 2018, employees  (W-2 recipients) are no longer able to deduct any job expenses. 

 

 Even in the "old days"  you only got to deduct that portion of  your misc. itemized deductions deductions that exceeded 2% of your AGI,  and then only if your total  itemized deductions exceeded the standard deduction (which was doubled under the 2018 tax law. .  (2% rule explained: https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/2902781-what-is-the-2-rule)