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February 7, 2025
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If I use my cell phone for business and personal, how do I input the expenses?

  • February 7, 2025
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My cell phone is both my business line and my personal line, how do I input those expenses?

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    JohnB5677
    February 7, 2025

    It depends on if you are a W-2 employee, a special exception or you have your own business.

     

    • A W-2 employee can no longer claim any miscellaneous itemized deductions that are subject to the 2%-of-AGI limitation, including unreimbursed employee expenses.
    • You can take a deduction if you fall into one of the following categories of employment, or have certain qualified educator expenses.
      • Armed Forces reservists.
      • Qualified performing artists.
      • Fee-basis state or local government officials.
      • Employees with impairment-related work expenses.
      • Unreimbursed employee expenses for individuals in these categories of employment are deducted as adjustments to gross income.
    • If you own your own business you can take a business expense equal to the percentage of cell phone use.

    Publication 529 Deductions for Unreimbursed Employee Expenses

     

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