topic Teacher conference fees in Deductions & credits

Teacher conference fees

melgreenf1 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:40:05 GMT

I am a teacher and I attended a conference out of state. Do I enter the entire amount in Educator Expenses including fees, hotel and food. Or do I enter it in job related expenses?

Use Job Related Expenses. Enter travel, meals, lodging, a...

Rainman12 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:40:07 GMT

Use Job Related Expenses. Enter travel, meals, lodging, and conference as prompted for a business trip.

'Educator expenses' is a special category, mostly for school supplies ...

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Above answer is Not valid for 2018 retu...

Rainman12 — Sat, 01 Jun 2019 01:40:08 GMT

IMPORTANT UPDATE: Above answer is Not valid for 2018 returns. Most job related expenses are no longer deductible for W-2 employees. However, the Educator Expenses adjustment for full-time K-12 teachers remains unchanged.