Unfortunately no.
If
this is accreditation exam that is not required by your employer but is an
initial exam, the IRS will not allow you to claim a miscellaneous deduction.
According to the IRS, when the expense involves
Professional Accreditation Fees, you can't deduct professional accreditation fees such as the following:
- Accounting certificate fees
paid for the initial right to practice accounting.
- Bar exam fees and incidental
expenses in securing initial admission to the bar.
- Medical and dental license
fees paid to get initial licensing.
For
more information about what is allowed and what is not allowed as a
miscellaneous deduction, please refer to the following link:
https://www.irs.gov/publications/p529/ar02.html#en_US_2015_publink100027031
