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Worship Leader (W-2 Employee) Can I Write Off Instrument Purchases?

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March 1, 2021
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I'm a worship leader at my church. I am also an employee ( I get a W-2, not a 1099), and it is a part-time job, not my full time job. If I make gear/instrument purchases throughout the year can I deduct these purchases as a "Work Related Expense"?

Best answer by DaveF1006

No, the federal government no longer allows a taxpayer to write off employee business expenses. Some state will still allow this though. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania still allow a deduction for unreimbursed employee expenses even though the federal government no longer does.

DaveF1006Answer

No, the federal government no longer allows a taxpayer to write off employee business expenses. Some state will still allow this though. Alabama, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Minnesota, New York, and Pennsylvania still allow a deduction for unreimbursed employee expenses even though the federal government no longer does.

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Opus 17

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If you are a pastor or minister under the meaning of the tax code, you can deduct your work-related expenses from income subject to self-employment tax even though you are not allowed (for 2018-2025) to deduct work-related expenses from income subject to income tax. This requires making manual adjustments to your tax return, and only applied to people in a pastor or ministerial role within the church.

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pauloclayton

This sounds like it would apply to my exact situation. What's the approach I'd need to take to adjust it manually, especially since I'm using TurboTax to file again this year? Or, could you share a resource or two that I could refer to in order to get this figured out? Thanks!