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Those items are no longer deductible on your federal return if you are a waged employee getting a W-2.
However, if your state allows you to itemize, you may be able to claim a deduction on the state return.
Enter all of your information in the federal section to ensure it gets pulled into your state return.
Employee business expenses are not deductible on a federal tax return due to the tax code changes in effect for tax years 2018 thru 2025.
Sorry---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.
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