I am a volunteer counselor at our church, I paid to attend a 2018 conference in 2017 to get an early registration discount. How can I deduct this from my 2017 taxes?

[lbdyck]

I'm also trying to find where in TurboTax Deluxe to deduct conference registration for 2017 conferences that I paid in 2017.

[Vanessa]

To enter your conference registration fees and associated travel expenses for a qualified charity:

1. Click on Federal Taxes
2. Deductions and Credits
3. "I'll choose what I work on"
4. Scroll down to Charitable Donations
5. Click Start next to Donations to Charity in 2017
6. Click Yes to "Do you want to enter your donations for 2017"?
7. Click Add next to Mileage and travel expenses
8. Enter your out of pocket unreimbursed registration fees and travel expenses along with the description.

[lbdyck]

Is this where I also deduct education/conference expenses (registration, books, a/v)?  What if there are no  miles because I didn't drive myself?