Deductions & credits

Yes, if the items he purchased meet the requirements for job-related expenses you can take a deduction for them.  However, job-related expenses are only deductible in excess of 2% of your AGI in order to be deductible and you must itemize instead of taking the standard deduction.  

Also, to report his wages that you did not receive a W-2 for, you will need to enter it by doing the following:

  1. Click Federal
  2. Income and Expenses
  3. Scroll down, click Show More next to Less Common Income
  4. Click Start next to Miscellaneous Income, 1099-A, 1099-C
  5. Start next to Other income not already reported on a Form W-2 or Form 1099
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