It sounds like you are trying to claim job-related expenses. That is one of the hardest deductions to get. In order to claim expenses such as your work clothes and/or work boots, you also have to meet a very tough threshold. AND you have to be filing a tax return that itemizes other "big ticket" deductions like mortgage interest and property tax, or the job-related expenses will not make any difference. You are posting from the Free Edition, which suggests that you are not actually filing an itemized tax return.
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