Have not seen anything specific about job search expenses mentioned in regard to the new tax laws for 2018 , but since the standard deduction is gong to be nearly doubled, job search expenses will be harder to get. Job-related expenses have always been a tough itemized deduction to take:
JOB RELATED EXPENSES
Only the amount of job-related expenses that are OVER 2% of your adjusted gross income get added to your list of itemized deductions, which still must exceed your standard deduction in order to make a difference on your return. This is kind of a hard deduction to get. If you need to enter these, go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses.
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