Attorney fees for special needs child to receive tutoring and change of school are tax deductible?

[louisptrsn24]

Previous school wasn’t able to provide needs and safety for child. We hired attorney.

[DoninGA]

Legal fees aren't deductible on your federal return, but some states allow you to deduct them on your state return

To enter legal fees -

Click on Federal

Click on Deductions & Credits

Scroll down to Other Deductions and Credit

On Legal Fees, click the start button

[Cynthiad66]

Also, please keep in mind that there are a number of legal fees that you may be able to claim as deductions on your tax return when filing. Not all legal fees paid during a tax year qualify, so it's important to understand the eligibility of your fees before attempting to claim them.

The following list describes some of these instances, and also provides instruction on how to claim these deductions within TurboTax:

Income tax preparations

Employment

Self-employment

Child support payments

Retiring allowance or pension benefit

Rental properties

Adoption

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