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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
Or did you get 1099NEC instead of W2s?
No, all are W2s
As indicated by xmasbaby0 there is no deduction for employee business expenses unless it's for a state return. The federal return does not allow any expenses except for the following taxpayers:
available to people who work in one of these specific professions or situations:
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