Can a licensed mental health therapist who is an employee deduct training for extra certifications and text books from the training?

robinjj · ‎January 26, 2022

xmasbaby0 · ‎January 26, 2022

No. W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Your state laws might be different.

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robinjj · ‎January 26, 2022

Even though this training was for an additional certification in my field?

JohnB5677 · ‎January 31, 2022

As xmasbaby0 indicated, a W-2 employee can not deduct expenses related to their job. This also more commonly applies to business miles. I suggest that you look into or encourage an employee reimbursement program through your employer

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Can a licensed mental health therapist who is an employee deduct training for extra certifications and text books from the training?