If you are not self-employed, you cannot deduct interest expense on the tools you have to buy for work.
Job-related expenses for employees are no longer deductible on most people’s federal return in tax years 2018 through 2025 due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that Congress passed and the President signed into law on December 22, 2017. However, job-related expenses might be deductible in your state even if they’re not deductible on your federal return.
To enter your job-related expenses in TurboTax to see if they are deductible on your state return, please follow the instructions below:
- Open (continue) your return in TurboTax if it's not already open
- In TurboTax, search for 2106 and then select the Jump to link in the search results
- Answer Yes on the Do you have any expenses from one of these professions or situations? screen
- Enter your occupation on the next screen, then select Continue
- If you land on the Job-Related Expenses Summary screen, you can select Add Another Occupation (to add another 2106), Edit (for an existing 2106), or Delete
- Answer the questions about your occupation and follow the onscreen instructions to enter your employee expenses
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