Things bought for work unreimbursed such as work clothes are
employee business expenses.
Employee
business expense is a miscellaneous deduction which you can only deduct if you
itemize your deductions (medical, mortgage interest, property taxes, charitable
deductions, ect) and if the total of your miscellaneous expenses (including
employee business expenses) are greater than 2% of your Adjusted Gross Income.
So,
you may not gain a tax benefit for this deduction
due to the above limitations.
For
example, if you itemize your deductions and your Adjusted Gross income is
$50,000, 2% would equal $1,000.
You
can only deduct the dollar amount that exceeds $1,000.
When
you enter it, TurboTax will give the maximum benefit, if any.
You
will need to upgrade to TutboTax Deluxe to itemize your deductions
Job-related
expenses are reported on Form 2106 (Employee Business Expenses).
To
enter employee business expenses:
Type in 2106 in the search
box, top right of your screen, then click the magnifying glass
Click the jump to 2106 link
in the search results.
Follow the prompts and onscreen
instructions