Can I deduct the desk, chair and high speed internet connection I had to purchase to be hired as an employee> and keep it.

[Carl]

If you are a W-2 employee, then no. As of 2018, all W-2 job related expenses are no longer deductible.

[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.

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