topic Are legal fees for disability retirement benefits deductible? I am requesting them from the state of Virginia. in Retirement tax questions https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/are-legal-fees-for-disability-retirement-benefits-deductible-i-am-requesting-them-from-the-state-of/01/207951#M17980 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:02:09 GMT Clark 2019-06-01T18:02:09Z Are legal fees for disability retirement benefits deductible? I am requesting them from the state of Virginia. https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/are-legal-fees-for-disability-retirement-benefits-deductible-i-am-requesting-them-from-the-state-of/01/207951#M17980 Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:02:09 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/are-legal-fees-for-disability-retirement-benefits-deductible-i-am-requesting-them-from-the-state-of/01/207951#M17980 Clark 2019-06-01T18:02:09Z The 2018 Virginia Schedule A Itemized Deductions has conf... https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-2018-virginia-schedule-a-itemized-deductions-has-conf/01/207957#M17982 <P>The <B>2018 Virginia Schedule A Itemized Deductions</B>&nbsp;has conformed to the Federal&nbsp;<B>Schedule A (</B><B>Form 1040) Itemized Deductions.</B></P><P>Prior to the <B>Tax Cuts and Jobs Act</B>, legal fees were deducted under the <B>Job Expenses and Certain Miscellaneous Deductions</B> section of the Schedule A.&nbsp; These deductions were reduced by 2% of a taxpayer's gross income.</P><P>Tax reform has eliminated the miscellaneous section; therefore, the legal fees are no longer deductible.</P> Sat, 01 Jun 2019 18:02:10 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/retirement/discussion/the-2018-virginia-schedule-a-itemized-deductions-has-conf/01/207957#M17982 PhyllisG 2019-06-01T18:02:10Z