We file joint return. We both have unreimbursed business expenses. Software will only allow one schedule UE. How do we file a second Schedule UE
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DaveF1006
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Apr 8, 2020 4:44:59 PM
You will go into your federal return and enter job expenses for you and your spouse separately. To do this go to:
federal>deductions and credits
employment expenses>job related expenses>start
In the first screen, it will ask the occupation and which one of you is claiming this. Answer all the questions until you are finished deduction
Answer all the questions until you are finished. Then you should come to a summary screen showing your occupation. At the bottom of the screen is a blue button that says, add another occupation. When you begin, you will state the occupation and which one of you are claiming the expenses. Finish out the section.
Now you should have two different occupations with your own employee business expenses separated out.
Now check to see if there are two different UE schedules in your state returns. Make sure this is in a state that allows an itemized deduction for employee business expenses.
Also make sure that all your itemized expenses exceed your standard deduction for the state.
Note also that these expenses are no longer allowed as a federal deduction but may be allowed as a state deduction.
Also, if you did all this and if there still is only one UE schedule generated, check to see if the amounts were added together into one UE. This would mean it was only issued in one name and you may need to edit the expenses in the federal return just to make sure each entry belong to the right spouse.