If you are a W- 2 employee then job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction by the new tax laws that went into effect for your 2018 return and beyond. If you are a W-2 employee you cannot deduct a home office on your federal return, nor can you deduct job-related mileage, etc.
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Employee job related expenses
However, if your state allows you to itemize, you may be able to claim a deduction on the state return.
Enter all of your information in the federal section to ensure it gets pulled into your state return.
- Go to the Federal section of the program
- Go to Deductions & Credits
- Under All breaks, select Employment Expenses
- Select Job Expenses for W-2 Income
- On the next page, you should see a page titled Review your job-related expenses info.
- Review your input if needed.
