To enter your Unreimbursed
Job-related expenses like education expenses, seminars, mileage, in home office expenses, and meals:
1. Open
(continue) your return in TurboTax.
(To do this, sign in to TurboTax and click the orange Take me to my
return button.)
2. In the search box, search for 2106 and
then click the "Jump to" link in the search results.
3. At the Tell us about the occupation
you have expenses for screen, enter your occupation.
4. Click Continue and follow
the onscreen instructions.
If you land on the Job-Related Expenses Summary screen
instead, you can either Edit expenses for an existing job or
click Add Another Occupation to enter expenses for a new one.
Note: Unreimbursed job-related expenses (Form
2106), tax preparation fees, investment or advisory fees, and safe deposit
box rentals, are subject to the 2% rule. See What is the 2% rule?
Under the 2% rule, you're only allowed to deduct the portion of
miscellaneous expenses that exceeds
2% of your adjusted gross income (AGI). You must also itemize to
get this deduction.
Tip: If
the only work-related use of your car is commuting back and forth between your
home and main workplace, do not enter any vehicle mileage or expenses. The IRS
doesn't let employees deduct commuting costs.
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