https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-a-truck-driver-and-had-to-pay-a-lawyer-5k-to-get-my-license-back-from-a-lien-due-to-an-accident/01/377278#M156410 <P>in 2011 while working as a newspaper deivery person (subconctracted), my car which carried the newspaper, slipped on icy driveway and hit a garage door; the owner of the house said the home insurance would cover it, but the newspaper fired me; i became a truck driver and left that behind me, but in 2013 the home insurance put a lien on my driver's license and I had to pay 5K to get my license cleared. Can i deduct this on my 2014 taxes?<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:24:04 GMT kat01843 2019-06-04T00:24:04Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-a-truck-driver-and-had-to-pay-a-lawyer-5k-to-get-my-license-back-from-a-lien-due-to-an-accident/01/377278#M156410 <P>in 2011 while working as a newspaper deivery person (subconctracted), my car which carried the newspaper, slipped on icy driveway and hit a garage door; the owner of the house said the home insurance would cover it, but the newspaper fired me; i became a truck driver and left that behind me, but in 2013 the home insurance put a lien on my driver's license and I had to pay 5K to get my license cleared. Can i deduct this on my 2014 taxes?<BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:24:04 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/i-am-a-truck-driver-and-had-to-pay-a-lawyer-5k-to-get-my-license-back-from-a-lien-due-to-an-accident/01/377278#M156410 kat01843 2019-06-04T00:24:04Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/legal-fees-aregenerally-not-deductible-on-a-personal-1040/01/377282#M156411 <P> </P><P> <SPAN><SPAN>Legal fees are<B> generally not deductible </B>on a personal 1040 return.</SPAN>. </SPAN> </P><P> </P><P>There are two significant exceptions</P><P> </P><UL> <LI>Legal fees are deductible if incurred to determine or collect any tax liability.</LI> <LI>Legal fees are deductible if the suit is to secure taxable income</LI> </UL><P>Therefore, your legal expenses incurred to secure your license would not be deductible.</P><UL> </UL><P> <BR /></P> Tue, 04 Jun 2019 00:24:06 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/legal-fees-aregenerally-not-deductible-on-a-personal-1040/01/377282#M156411 Marketstar 2019-06-04T00:24:06Z