Buying Stuff For My Room

[thetoddlerwhisper]

i work in a center but buy alot of my own stuff. can i use my receipts as tax deductions for me? i spend hundreds each year of my own money and the director does not reimburse.

[TomCopeland]

deductible?

i work in a center but buy alot of my own stuff. can i use my receipts as tax deductions for me? i spend hundreds each year of my own money and the director does not reimburse.

Since you are an employee, you could deduct these items as an "unreimbursed employee expense" on Schedule A as an itemized deduction. However, you would need a lot of such expenses before you could claim them on Schedule A.

[thetoddlerwhisper]

k thanks might start saving receipts for this year