What do I file under for taxable lawyer receipts

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I have taxable lawyer receipts from payments I made where abouts do I file this on Turbo Tax?

[DoninGA]

Personal legal expenses are not deductible on a federal tax return.

[Anonymous_ · Accepted solution]

What do you mean by "taxable lawyer receipts"?

In general, legal fees are no longer deductible after tax reform (the TCJA).

See https://www.irs.gov/publications/p529#en_US_202012_publink10004393

Legal Expenses

Legal expenses that you incur in attempting to produce or collect taxable income or that you pay in connection with the determination, collection, or refund of any tax are miscellaneous itemized deductions and are no longer deductible.

You can deduct legal expenses that are related to doing or keeping your job, such as those you paid to defend yourself against criminal charges arising out of your trade or business. .

You can deduct expenses of resolving tax issues relating to profit or loss from business reported on Schedule C (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Business (Sole Proprietorship), from rentals or royalties reported on Schedule E (Form 1040), Supplemental Income and Loss, or from farm income and expenses reported on Schedule F (Form 1040), Profit or Loss From Farming, on that schedule. Expenses for resolving nonbusiness tax issues are miscellaneous itemized deductions and are no longer deductible.