I have more than four deductions for my job but why can't seem to add them without duplicating my entries?

[Taxpayers]

There are only four entries per taxpayer and the program requires you to add more deductions in a separate page.

[xmasbaby0]

Are you self-employed or do you get a W-2?

[mesquitebean]

Are these employee job expenses (W-2 related) and for "other expenses" are there only 4 lines showing?  If so, we can tell you a workaround.

[Taxpayers]

I get a W-2.  Just found out about a work around for the online version.  Enter multiple on one line.

[mesquitebean]

Yes, that will work. Like this:

Description                                              Total

Expense A  $35;  Expense B $ 62            $97

For some reason the online version only has 4 lines, but the desktop version allows one to keep adding more lines.

[SweetieJean]

I get a W-2.

Sorry, but under the new tax law, you cannot deduct these expenses for Federal for 2018.  State may be different.

[mesquitebean]

See the above discussion on how you can enter more than 4 "other expenses" (employee job expenses) in the Online version.  For some reason the online version only has 4 lines, but the desktop version allows one to keep adding more lines.

The workaround is to combine expenses on a line and then enter the total, as in the example in the comments above.

While there are no longer employee job expenses deduction on a Federal Schedule A, there are a few states which may still allow such expenses subject to the 2% rule on the state return to potentially increase itemized deductions on the state return.  If you are in one of those states, then filling out that section in the Federal interview (Form 2106) should still flow to a Miscellaneous Itemized Deductions Worksheet that the state return may still be able to use for such expenses while the Federal return will ignore it. And also any of the other miscellaneous itemized deductions subject to 2% for which you can find entry.    Here are some known states we were made aware of from TurboTax.  I don't know if there are others or not.

Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Iowa, Minnesota and New York