I'm a resident of North Carolina. I worked in Illinios for 9 months in 2016. The company paid $6,000 toward my $8,660 hotel expense for the year. Can I deduct the unreimbursed $2,660?

Since these expenses were directly related to employment, they may be deductible as job-related expenses. 

Unreimbursed job-related expenses are deductible on Schedule A (Itemized Deductions) and are subject to the 2% floor for miscellaneous itemized deductions.  To input your job-related expenses (TurboTax Deluxe edition or higher is required to file itemized deductions):

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