No. If you are a teacher in grades K-12 you can use the $300 educator deduction. Teaching in a charter school does not change the deduction you are able to use.
W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal tax return.
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.
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