My husband is a boilermaker, he is an independent contractor however receives w-2's not 10-99's. because HE TRAVELS all over the country he is able to use deductions

[AndreaG]

Since he receives a Form W-2, that means he is an employee. In order to deduct his unreimbursed employee expenses, he would need to qualify to itemize his deductions. Additionally, these expenses are subject to the 2% rule. https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/4800344

To itemize your deductions, you would have to have personal expenses such as medical and dental expenses, mortgage interest, real estate taxes, unreimbursed job expenses and certain miscellaneous expenses, and charitable contributions that when combined together, total more than your standard deduction. For example if you file single, your standard deduction is $6300 so you would have to have personal expenses that total more than $6300.

Please refer to the following Turbo Tax FAQs to learn more about deducting these expenses. 

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