topic I am a contract employee for a federal agency. I work through a staffing agency. Can I deduct my agency fee as fees to an agent? Am I also considered a fee-based government worker? in Get your taxes done using TurboTax

I am a contract employee for a federal agency. I work through a staffing agency. Can I deduct my agency fee as fees to an agent? Am I also considered a fee-based government worker?

mjordanjr — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:50:44 GMT

So you receive a 1099MISC for the work you do? A fee-...

Lisa995 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:50:45 GMT

So you receive a 1099MISC for the work you do?

A fee-based public official is an individual who receives and retains remuneration directly from the public. An individual who receives payment for services from government funds in the form of a wage or salary is not a fee-based public official, even if the compensation is called a fee.

I receive a W2 from the staffing agency, but there is a s...

mjordanjr — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:50:47 GMT

I receive a W2 from the staffing agency, but there is a specific fund at the government agency that pays the agency for my services.

If youre an employee with a W2, youre not a fee based gov...

Lisa995 — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 10:50:48 GMT

If youre an employee with a W2, youre not a fee based government official.

Any unreimbursed employee expenses would be included as part of misc itemized deductions, they would need to exceed 2% of your adjusted gross income before they would begin to count toward the itemized deductions total.