IRS Pub 529: You can deduct legal expenses that are related to doing or keeping your job... Where do I enter those deductions?

[FrankWilliams]

Since the IRS publication explicitly states you can deduct legal fees where you hired a lawyer in order to keep your job, where in the tax forms do you input that deduction. I tried entering the fees on the "Employment Expenses -- Job-Related Expenses" and it made absolutely zero difference in my taxes due. So... where must I input that expense (legal fees) in order for it to have an effect?

[AmyC]

Qualified legal fees are no longer deducted on Sch A but on sch 1. You will report it as negative income rather than a deduction.

To enter your qualifying legal fees from an employment discrimination suit in TurboTax Online,

• Go to Wages & Income
• Scroll down to Less Common Income, 
• Next to Miscellaneous Income,
• Select  Other reportable income
• Description "Qualifying Legal Fees," and
• Enter the amount as a negative number.

The deduction will appear as an “above the line” deduction and will be deducted from your gross income.

[FrankWilliams]

Thank you. This was very helpful. It made a difference.