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Only legal fees incurred in attempting to produce or collect taxable income or that are paid in connection with the determination, collection or refund of any tax are tax deductible.
Legal Fees you can deduct:
Legal fees you cannot deduct:
In the case of employment related legal expenses related to doing or keeping your job:
- Must the total expenses of a case spanning multiple years be deducted in the same year as an award or settlement?
- Where in TurboTax are these expenses entered?
@Tom K4 wrote:
In the case of employment related legal expenses related to doing or keeping your job:
- Must the total expenses of a case spanning multiple years be deducted in the same year as an award or settlement?
- Where in TurboTax are these expenses entered?
You are adding onto a very old thread from before the TCJA (Tax Cuts and Jobs Act) eliminated ALL miscellaneous deductions for 2019-2025. ONLY legal fees for discrimination lawsuits are currently deductible in 2020.
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