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If the lawyer expenses are fees paid to an attorney, you can't claim personal legal fees as a deduction anymore.
As part of the changes to the tax laws, the deduction for legal fees paid for personal matters is gone. It was considered a Miscellaneous Deduction on Schedule A.
If you are self-employed employed attorney you can claim expenses on Schedule C.
If you are self-employed in another business, and the legal fees were for your business, you can claim the expenses on Schedule C.
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It depends
If the lawyer expenses are fees paid to an attorney, you can't claim personal legal fees as a deduction anymore.
As part of the changes to the tax laws, the deduction for legal fees paid for personal matters is gone. It was considered a Miscellaneous Deduction on Schedule A.
If you are self-employed employed attorney you can claim expenses on Schedule C.
If you are self-employed in another business, and the legal fees were for your business, you can claim the expenses on Schedule C.
For more information, follow these links:
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