Do i report the travel expenses of my job-seeking costs under travel expenses or job seeking costs although its travel related (car rental, airfare and hotel)?

haeleycreen — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:10:21 GMT

Although both travel expenses and job-seeking costs are i...

MichaelDC — Thu, 06 Jun 2019 06:10:22 GMT

Although both travel expenses and job-seeking costs are in the same part of your return, you may consider, if you don't typically have unreimbursed travel expenses, putting them under the job-seeking section of the interview.

Here's some more info that you may find helpful:

Job-search expenses while looking for new work in your current occupation are an allowable deduction, even if you don't land a job.

The expenses must be directly and exclusively related to your job search, and could include things like:

Preparing your résumé.
Printing and mailing costs.
Posting your résumé and placing ads.
Phone and computer expenses.
Food and lodging for out-of-town job-hunting trips.
Mileage.
Employment and outplacement agency fees.
Registration fees for conventions and other networking opportunities specific to your line of work.

Job search expenses aren't fully deductible as they are subject to the 2% rule. Here are some more limitations:

Expenses incurred while searching for a job in a new occupation aren't deductible.
- This means that most newly-graduated high-school and college students won't be able to claim this deduction, unless they were already engaged in the same line of work while in school.
You can't deduct things like a new outfit for a job interview or a computer you bought to help with the job search because those things could (theoretically) be used for other occasions.
Home office expenses don't qualify as job-search expenses.
Expenses aren't deductible if there was a substantial break between the end of your last job and the time you began looking for a new one (for example, if you left your job 15 years ago to raise a family and are now trying to re-enter the workforce).

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Do i report the travel expenses of my job-seeking costs under travel expenses or job seeking costs although its travel related (car rental, airfare and hotel)?

Although both travel expenses and job-seeking costs are i...