You can list deductible work related expenses in TurboTax, but unless you fall into one of the listed categories, they will not be deductible on your federal tax return. Some states continue to allow these deductions under the old rules and you might be able to deduct your expenses on your state tax return.
Use Form 2106 if you were an Armed Forces reservist, qualified performing artist, fee-basis state or local government official, or employee with impairment-related work expenses. Due to the suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to the 2% floor under section 67(a), employees who do not fit into one of the listed categories may not use Form 2106.
However, you now have the problem of determining what expenses to deduct. How can you allocate your home Internet use between personal use, and use that was an ordinary and necessary expense of your civilian or military job? If you are audited, you will need to show the IRS some written calculation that documents a method for allocating your work expenses that is both reasonable and reliable. You might have data logs showing the amount of data used for each purpose, or you might have a written logbook showing the number of hours that you used the Internet for work compared to the number of hours that you use the Internet for personal entertainment, but without some kind of reliable written record, the deduction would never be honored.
No. Since the tax laws changed for 2018 and beyond, W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal tax return.
You can list deductible work related expenses in TurboTax, but unless you fall into one of the listed categories, they will not be deductible on your federal tax return. Some states continue to allow these deductions under the old rules and you might be able to deduct your expenses on your state tax return.
Use Form 2106 if you were an Armed Forces reservist, qualified performing artist, fee-basis state or local government official, or employee with impairment-related work expenses. Due to the suspension of miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to the 2% floor under section 67(a), employees who do not fit into one of the listed categories may not use Form 2106.
However, you now have the problem of determining what expenses to deduct. How can you allocate your home Internet use between personal use, and use that was an ordinary and necessary expense of your civilian or military job? If you are audited, you will need to show the IRS some written calculation that documents a method for allocating your work expenses that is both reasonable and reliable. You might have data logs showing the amount of data used for each purpose, or you might have a written logbook showing the number of hours that you used the Internet for work compared to the number of hours that you use the Internet for personal entertainment, but without some kind of reliable written record, the deduction would never be honored.