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posted Jun 4, 2019 7:06:54 PM

Employee Business Expenses: The answer with no year listed as valid: home office, professional journals, professional conference travel, etc Is this correct for 2018?

The travel and expenses for professional conferences, professional organizations, and home office are necessary for my work, and are not provided by my employer.

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Intuit Alumni
Jun 4, 2019 7:06:56 PM

Unfortunately, if you are a W-2 employee and you have expenses for your work that your employer does not reimburse you for, you are no longer able to deduct those on your tax return due to the new tax law change. Click here to read about other tax law changes that could affect your taxes in 2018 https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-reform