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January 30, 2023
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Can I deduct travel expenses if I have been reimbursed for them?

  • January 30, 2023
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I pay expenses (fuel and hotels) but am reimbursed.

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Employee
January 30, 2023

That would be double dipping.  And if you are 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. 

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