topic How do I add my cell phone to my taxes, as I use it for work every day? 10 hours 5 days a week, and only a little bit on the other 2 days. in After you file

How do I add my cell phone to my taxes, as I use it for work every day? 10 hours 5 days a week, and only a little bit on the other 2 days.

watersmadelline — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 07:22:02 GMT

Re: How do I add my cell phone to my taxes, as I use it for work every day? 10 hours 5 days a week, and only a little bit on the other 2 days.

xmasbaby0 — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 11:17:00 GMT

Are you self-employed? If you are self-employed it goes on your Schedule C with other business expenses.

If you are a W-2employee you cannot enter anything about your cell phone on your federal tax return.

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.

If you are preparing a return for a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

Re: How do I add my cell phone to my taxes, as I use it for work every day? 10 hours 5 days a wee...

CesarJ — Sat, 07 Feb 2026 13:31:45 GMT

To add your mobile device number as a business expense on TurboTax follow the instructions from this article:

Navigate to the Schedule C section:
- TurboTax Online/Mobile: Go to the Schedule C screen under Wages & Income.
- TurboTax Desktop:
  - Go to Federal Taxes.
  - Go to Wages & Income.
  - Under Wages and Salaries, select Start or Update next to Business Income and Expenses (Sch C).
Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses? and answer the questions until you get the Select any expense categories you have screen.
Select your expenses, then Continue.
- If you've already worked in this section, select Edit or Review next to your business.
Then select Start or Edit next to an expense type that you had.
Enter your expense description and amount, and follow the onscreen instructions.

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