How can I deduct business expenses related to my job

[AnnetteB6]

If you are a W-2 employee, then those expenses are entered on Form 2106 as part of your Federal return.  However, they cannot be deducted on your Federal return due to the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act passed in 2017.  This suspended the Federal deduction for employee business expenses for tax years 2018 through 2025 for everyone except a few very specific types of employees.  

That being said, some states did not conform to the Federal change and they still allow a deduction.  

You can enter your expenses by going to Deductions and Credits > Employment Expenses > Job-related Expenses.  Your Federal return will not be affected by these entries, but if your state allows the deduction, then the information you enter will be transferred to your state return.

For more information, see the following TurboTax help article:

Can employees deduct any job-related expenses?
 

[xmasbaby0]

-W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return.  Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.  Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you live in a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return  to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses