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Can martial arts be written off on taxes. I am a corrections nurse.

aquaadn — Tue, 24 Feb 2026 07:20:54 GMT

Jui Jitzu

Re: Can martial arts be written off on taxes. I am a corrections nurse.

xmasbaby0 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:52:17 GMT

Sorry---W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform

Re: Can martial arts be written off on taxes. I am a corrections nurse.

Opus 17 — Wed, 20 Sep 2023 13:54:22 GMT

@xmasbaby0 wrote:

Sorry---W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

Additionally, martial arts classes would be a personal expense, and not a job-related expense, unless it was mandatory by your employer. (In which case, they should pay -- talk to your union.)