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posted Feb 9, 2024 11:15:33 PM

I bought tools since i’m an auto body tech, and i was wondering i can write them off or get some money back.

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Feb 9, 2024 11:21:28 PM
Level 15
Feb 10, 2024 7:28:16 AM

If you are self-employed you can enter business expenses on a Schedule C.

 

If you are a W-2 employee, sorry, but job-related expenses cannot be deducted on a federal tax return.

 

Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.  Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

 

 

If you live in a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return  to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses