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Educator expense amount

rahgiggle — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:10:33 GMT

Where do I input the amount for educator expense on turbotax app?

Re: Educator expense amount

DanaB27 — Sun, 16 Feb 2020 22:29:14 GMT

Please follow the instructions below to enter your educator expenses in the TurboTax app:

Login to your TurboTax Account
Click on the Menu button on the top left
Under"Federal" click on “Deduction and Credits”
Scroll down "Employment Expenses" and click the down arrow
Select "Teacher (Educator) Expenses"

Re: Educator expense amount

cblasz2002 — Fri, 15 Apr 2022 15:18:16 GMT

I believe there is a bug in the program. I've been doing this for many years and this is the first year I had a problem. I believe that if you take the standard deduction without choosing to compare the itemized deduction it does not ask you for your educator expenses. I had to go into Tools, choose the topic "Educator Expenses" and click on Go. Then it took me to the question. It made a difference in both my federal and state returns!