deduction for work in another city

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February 5, 2025
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If my husband is working in another city during the week and home on the weekends for a job that will last less than a year, can we deduct the cost of his apartment in the other city? Or cost of travel?

xmasbaby0

Employee

No.

Sorry---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. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you live in a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

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