DavidD66
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Deductions & credits

You are correct about the allocation of expenses between your time as an employee and your time as a self-employed contractor.  Please note, those expenses during the time you were an employee are not deductible on your federal tax return.  Your state may allow a deduction for those expenses if you itemize.  Make sure your state allows a deduction, otherwise there is not point in entering the expenses for the period during which you were a W-2 employee.  

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