Can i claim occupational tax paid last year

[KellyG]

Here is some helpful information regarding occupational tax paid..  Hope this helps..

According to IRS Pub. 17  you can deduct an occupational tax charged at a flat rate by a locality for the privilege of working or conducting a business in the locality. If you are an employee, you can claim occupational taxes only as a miscellaneous deduction subject to the 2% limit; you can't claim them as a deduction for taxes elsewhere on your return.

If you do not itemize your deductions, you don't have to enter it in TurboTax.

If you do itemize your deductions, and the tax is a flat rate tax, you can enter the occupational tax using the following steps:

1. Click on Federal Taxes > Deductions & Credits.
2. Scroll down to the Employment Expenses section and click on the Start/Update box next to Job-Related Expenses.   (See Screenshot #1, below.)
   
3. On the screen, Employment Expenses Related to a W-2, mark the Yes button and click Continue.  (Screenshot #2)
   
4. Continue to the screen Job-Related Expenses.  Enter the name of the tax in the Description box, and the amount  in the Amount box.  (Screenshot #3)
   
5. Click Continue.
   

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