I have unreimbursed teacher expenses as a K-12 teacher assistant. Looking at the forms, I see that the $234 is entered into the educator expense worksheet. Then sched A sees it but the section shown appears to be only for state returns and subject to the 2% limitation. Since I don't itemize the sched A isn't really relevant. I just want to show that TT is still using the number. But when I look at the Schedule 1 line 11, Educator Expenses is $0.
I see a lot of questions with people saying their teacher expenses are not being allowed. I really did read a lot of them and they didn't help me.
Below are screenshots of what I am seeing. The message is unhelpful. The "It turns out you don't qualify for this deduction" screen with the "Why don't I qualify for this deduction" link should provide a link to where the $0 entry is coming from. This would help save all these questions to tech support.
I appreciate any help to get this resolved.
Why don’t I qualify for this deduction?
Earlier you told us you have $0 in teacher (educator) expenses, so there’s nothing to deduct. You can go back and enter a different amount or keep going.
