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posted Jun 7, 2019 3:52:13 PM

Tax Year Prior to 2020: I payed lawyer fees to appeal for disablety can I write it in line 36 of my tax return because I do not have enough deductions to file schuile A ?

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Jun 7, 2019 3:52:15 PM

Unfortunately, you cannot claim it there. You can deduct certain expenses as miscellaneous itemized deductions  subject to a 2% of Adjusted Gross Income threshold. On Schedule A (Form 1040), line 23, you can deduct expenses that you pay:

1.     To produce or collect income that must be included in your gross income,

2.     To manage, conserve, or maintain property held for producing such income, or

3.     To determine, contest, pay, or claim a refund of any tax.

You can deduct expenses you pay for the purposes in (1) and (2) above only if they are reasonably and closely related to these purposes. http://www.irs.gov/publications/p17/ch28.html#en_US_2013_publink1000174105