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It depends but unless this is a job-related or business expense and the license is used exclusively for work, then you will not be able to claim a deduction for a personal international driver's license.
For employees, you can only deduct this license fee if it was required for your work and is considered ordinary and necessary for your employment. Click this TurboTax link for additional information about job-related expenses:
If you report your income from a W-2, you can include these expenses as "job related expenses" on Schedule A. Please note that you will only be able to deduct these expenses if you itemize your deductions on your tax return. TurboTax will guide you in determining if your tax liability will be less through the standard deduction or itemized deductions.
To enter these business fees in TurboTax, sign into your TurboTax account > select "Continue your return"(for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here , then select "Take Me to My Return")>Federal Taxes tab > Deductions and Credits > "I'll choose what I work on" > scroll down to "employment expenses - job related expenses. Start this section and answer all the various questions related job expenses until you get to a screen that's titled "job-related expenses" where you can enter your license fees and amounts
If you report your income on Self-employment on Schedule C, you will include this fee as a business expense under "taxes and license"
Once you have signed into your TurboTax Account (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here , then select "Take Me to My Return"), type "Schedule C form" in the search bar then select "jump to Schedule C form".
It depends but unless this is a job-related or business expense and the license is used exclusively for work, then you will not be able to claim a deduction for a personal international driver's license.
For employees, you can only deduct this license fee if it was required for your work and is considered ordinary and necessary for your employment. Click this TurboTax link for additional information about job-related expenses:
If you report your income from a W-2, you can include these expenses as "job related expenses" on Schedule A. Please note that you will only be able to deduct these expenses if you itemize your deductions on your tax return. TurboTax will guide you in determining if your tax liability will be less through the standard deduction or itemized deductions.
To enter these business fees in TurboTax, sign into your TurboTax account > select "Continue your return"(for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here , then select "Take Me to My Return")>Federal Taxes tab > Deductions and Credits > "I'll choose what I work on" > scroll down to "employment expenses - job related expenses. Start this section and answer all the various questions related job expenses until you get to a screen that's titled "job-related expenses" where you can enter your license fees and amounts
If you report your income on Self-employment on Schedule C, you will include this fee as a business expense under "taxes and license"
Once you have signed into your TurboTax Account (for TurboTax Online sign-in, click Here , then select "Take Me to My Return"), type "Schedule C form" in the search bar then select "jump to Schedule C form".
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