purplesunshine
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Deductions for job related expenses for workers with W2

The IRS (https://www.irs.gov/publications/p529#en_US_202012_publink100012458) says "You can no longer claim a deduction for unreimbursed employee expenses unless you fall into one of the following categories of employment, or have certain qualified educator expenses.

  • Armed Forces reservists.

  • Qualified performing artists.

  • Fee-basis state or local government officials.

  • Employees with impairment-related work expenses" 

However, on turbo tax windows (screenshot below), it says I can still claim the job related expenses deduction if I had to buy things for my W2 job out of pocket. When I filled in all the information, including home business deduction (worked from home for some time), turbo tax shows I was able to take quite a bit of deduction which I didn't think was allowed?  (especially the home business deduction part)

 

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