It depends.
Uniforms - According to the
IRS, you will only be allowed
to deduct your work clothes/uniform if:
- the
clothes are mandatory for your job and unsuitable for everyday wear (Determine which work clothes
are necessary for your job but not suitable to wear outside of work.
However, just buying clothes specifically for work and never wearing them
at any other time isn't good enough. The IRS has accepted deductions for
theatrical costumes, hard hats and other safety gear. Among the items that
do not qualify are overalls, white dress shirts, and bibs even if required
on the job site. For example, even though your company requires you to
wear a suit each day, you cannot deduct their cost since you can wear the
suits to weddings, job interviews and other occasions that don't relate to
work)
- you itemize
your deductions on your return (subject to 2% AGI limitation)
Unreimbursed business miles - Yes, if the training was for work, you will be able to claim these as unreimbursed business miles.
Internet and Phone use for business - Yes - but only the portion of these expenses that directly relates to business use.
Note that you can
deduct your phone and Internet costs whether or not you take the home office deduction.
If you're using the home office deduction, you'll detail the cost of your
Internet usage in that portion of the tax return. You can also deduct items
like fax machine usage and a business phone as long as they're used exclusively
for business. For instance, you cannot claim a home phone in its entirety, but
you may be able to deduct some of the expenses according to the amount of time
you use the phone for business purposes.
Please see this link
for additional information - https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tools/tax-tips/Tax-Deductions-and-Credits/Mobile-Phones--Internet-an...
You would enter these expenses (which are all subject to the 2% AGI limitation) in TurboTax under
Federal Taxes>Deductions and Credits> I'll choose what I work on (or jump
to full list)> scroll down to Employment Expenses> Job-related expenses
(start/revisit/update). Use the TurboTax guide to help you enter these expense.
- Enter your occupation
information
- after about 6 to 10
question screens, you will get to a screen titled "Job-Related
Expenses" you can put this information here
