Why was I not given an option to enter any write off receipts I have?

Are you a W-2 employee?

 

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

 

 

If you are self-employed then all of your business expenses go on a Schedule C.  Do you need help with how to enter self-employment income?

Were you an employee? In 2024, nearly all employee business expense deductions had been eliminated by the Tax Cut and Jobs Act of 2017.