Can a self-employed taxpayer still use the home office deduction?
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In a recent blog I discussed that unreimbursed employee expenses for a W-2 employee were no longer allowed as a miscellaneous deduction after 2017. However, that is not true for self-employed taxpayers who report their business on a Schedule C…
Can a W-2 employee deduct unreimbursed employee expenses?
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Prior to 2017, if a W-2 employee had business expenses related to his employment that his employer did not reimburse, he could take a deduction for those expenses. However, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 eliminated those deductions…
What is the proper way to substantiate unreimbursed business mileage expenses?
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If you drive your vehicle for work, but your employer does not reimburse you for this expense, you may deduct this as an unreimbursed business expense. You will report this deduction on Schedule A. However, for the IRS to accept…