New job in SC but lasted only 6 months. Can I deduct expenses for this job?

myoung11y · ‎June 5, 2019

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

Only the amount of job-related expenses that are OVER 2% of your adjusted gross income get added to your list of itemized deductions, which still must exceed your standard deduction in order to make a difference on your return. This is kind of a hard deduction to get. If you need to enter these, go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

Was this a W-2 job? Or were you self-employed or working as an independent contractor?

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myoung11y · ‎June 5, 2019

This was a W-2 job

SweetieJean · ‎June 5, 2019

What type of expenses?

myoung11y · ‎June 5, 2019

room Rent, car rental, food

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

Food? Nope.

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SweetieJean · ‎June 5, 2019

Was the job supposed to last to last longer than 6 months? Were you laid off?

SweetieJean · ‎June 5, 2019

It sounds like you took a new job, moved to SC, and then it didn't work out. That does not make those expenses deductible.

xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

Guess we cannot take for granted that you know what kinds of job-related expenses are legit.

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SweetieJean · ‎June 5, 2019

This may be helpful:
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xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

Only the amount of job-related expenses that are OVER 2% of your adjusted gross income get added to your list of itemized deductions, which still must exceed your standard deduction in order to make a difference on your return. This is kind of a hard deduction to get. If you need to enter these, go to Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses.

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xmasbaby0 · ‎June 5, 2019

Just FYI, for next year and thereafter, the Job-Related Expenses deduction is gone.

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Hal_Al · ‎June 5, 2019

Most likely, you can NOT deduct any of the expenses. It depends on the circumstances of the job move. I agree with SweetieJean, It sounds like you took a new job, moved to SC, and then it didn't work out. That does not make those expenses deductible.

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