https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-is-an-er-nurse-can-we-write-off-uniforms-and-other-costs-associated-with-this-profession-if/01/2501540#M896201 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:29:25 GMT eabdallah28 2026-03-09T05:29:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-is-an-er-nurse-can-we-write-off-uniforms-and-other-costs-associated-with-this-profession-if/01/2501540#M896201 Mon, 09 Mar 2026 05:29:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/my-wife-is-an-er-nurse-can-we-write-off-uniforms-and-other-costs-associated-with-this-profession-if/01/2501540#M896201 eabdallah28 2026-03-09T05:29:25Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-wife-is-an-er-nurse-can-we-write-off-uniforms-and-other-costs-associated-with-this-profession/01/2501563#M896214 <P>If she is a W-2 employee then no, her uniforms, etc. are not deductible on a federal tax return.</P> <P>&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </SPAN>Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.&nbsp; Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.</P> <P class="p1">&nbsp;</P> <P class="p1"><SPAN class="s1"><A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform</A></SPAN></P> Sun, 20 Feb 2022 16:28:49 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-my-wife-is-an-er-nurse-can-we-write-off-uniforms-and-other-costs-associated-with-this-profession/01/2501563#M896214 xmasbaby0 2022-02-20T16:28:49Z