topic My wife is (international medical graduate) and she is required to take USMLE tests to allow her practice medicine in the USA, is her expenses is deductible ? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-wife-is-international-medical-graduate-and-she-is-required-to-take-usmle-tests-to-allow-her/01/659891#M86323 <P>I have to question first is that deductible? if yes how can I claim that? &nbsp;I could not find ECFMG in the list of school in IRS website and I do not know can consider she as &nbsp;a student &nbsp;or not ?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:28:25 GMT hamedmas 2019-06-06T09:28:25Z My wife is (international medical graduate) and she is required to take USMLE tests to allow her practice medicine in the USA, is her expenses is deductible ? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-wife-is-international-medical-graduate-and-she-is-required-to-take-usmle-tests-to-allow-her/01/659891#M86323 <P>I have to question first is that deductible? if yes how can I claim that? &nbsp;I could not find ECFMG in the list of school in IRS website and I do not know can consider she as &nbsp;a student &nbsp;or not ?<BR /></P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:28:25 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/my-wife-is-international-medical-graduate-and-she-is-required-to-take-usmle-tests-to-allow-her/01/659891#M86323 hamedmas 2019-06-06T09:28:25Z Unfortunately, tests and other expenses to qualify a taxp... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/unfortunately-tests-and-other-expenses-to-qualify-a-taxp/01/659896#M86325 <P>Unfortunately, tests and other expenses to qualify a taxpayer for a new line of work are not tax deductible.</P> Thu, 06 Jun 2019 09:28:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/unfortunately-tests-and-other-expenses-to-qualify-a-taxp/01/659896#M86325 RichardG 2019-06-06T09:28:27Z