J.K. Lasser's 1001 Deductions and Tax Breaks 2018

CHAPTER 14 Your Job

• Job-Hunting Expenses
• Dues to Unions and Professional Associations
• Work Clothes and Uniforms
• Subscriptions to Professional Journals, Newsletters, and Podcasts
• Work Tools and Equipment
• Miscellaneous Job-Related Expenses
• Educator Expenses
• Home Office Deduction
• Prizes and Awards
• Performing Artists
• State or Local Government Officials Paid on a Fee Basis
• Repayment of Supplemental Unemployment Benefits
• Jury Duty Pay Turned Over to Your Employer
• Impairment-Related Expenses
• Military Benefits
• Contributions to State Benefit Programs
• Fringe Benefits
• Income Earned Abroad

 

Alert

At the time this book was completed, Congress was considering important tax changes that could affect 2017 tax returns and planning for 2018. Check the online Supplement in February 2018 at www.jklasser.com or www.barbaraweltman.com to see what changes have been enacted and when they are effective.

Your job not only is what occupies the majority of your time during the greater part of each week and, hopefully, provides satisfaction; it also gives you a paycheck and perhaps other benefits. While your earnings are taxable in most cases, some of the fringe benefits may be tax free.

In order to earn that paycheck, you may have to expend your own dollars on various things. Fortunately, you may be able to deduct your out-of-pocket job-related costs.

This chapter explains the write-offs and other breaks you can claim with respect to your job. Job-related moving expenses are discussed in ...