CORRECTED RESPONSE to show union dues are deductible in full in New York as an itemized deduction, though any portion limited by the 2% deduction for income will need to be added as a manual adjustment.
New York allows you to deduct union dues in full. TurboTax will add your union dues to Form IT-196, line 21 (unreimbursed employee expenses), but will subtract 2% of your New York income from your allowable deduction.
You can add the balance on line 44. You will need TurboTax CD/Download to make this entry. If none of your union dues were deductible because of the 2% threshold, you can deduct them in full on line 44.
See How do I switch from TurboTax Online to TurboTax CD/Download?
- Tap Forms in the top right corner
- In the left column (Forms in My Return) find IT-196 and tap to open the form
- Scroll down to line 44 (Addition adjustments). You can enter the amount there or tap the magnifying glass. Doing this will carry you to Itemized
- Deduction Schedule Addition Adjustments.
- Enter the rest of your union dues on line 4
- Once you are done, tap Step-by-Step where Forms used to be to return to the interview mode.
See page 19 of Instructions for Form IT-196.
[Edited 03/18/23 | 16:10 PST]
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