Are job related expenses really not deductible anymore unless you are a teacher, military service member, or work for the government?

[gringalaura]

I am a therapist, and I had to renew my license last year. I also had some mileage that was deductible in previous years, but it looks like it’s no longer deductible. I also paid for continuing education classes required by my license. All of these things used to be deductible. But it looks like it’s only if you work in specific fields that you can claim any job related expenses except for home office. I just want to make sure I’m not missing any deductions.

[xmasbaby0]

Sorry---W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return.  Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.  Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you live in a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return  to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses