Are you an employee? If so, these expenses are not deductible on your federal return. Depending on which state you live in, they may be deductible as itemized expenses. You would still enter them in the Federal Section under Deductions and Credits >>Employment Expenses to include them as itemized expenses on returns such as CA or NY.
If you are self-employed or receive a 1099, then this would be considered a business expense.
To enter your self-employment income click the following:
- Federal
- Income and Expenses
- Show More next to Self-Employment
- Start next to Self-Employment
- Yes, to you have any self-employment income or expenses
- Enter the type of self-employment work you do and you can select that you use your name for your business
- Click through a few more screens and you will get to a screen that says "Your XX info"
- Click Looks good
- Then you will come to a screen that says Let's enter the income for your business. It will give you the option of 1099-NEC or Other self-employed income including the 1099K , cash and checks. Here is where you will enter your 1099
- If you do not select one, it will not let you enter your income
- Enter your self-employment income on the next screen
- Continue and on the next screen click add expenses
- Here is where you can add your gas or mileage. You cannot deduct both as gas is part of your mileage deduction.
Standard Mileage vs Actual Expenses
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