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- Résumé Costs. Costs associated in preparing and mailing a résumé are tax deductible.
- Travel Expenses. Travel costs to look for a new job are deductible. Expenses including transportation, meals and lodging are deductible if the trip is mainly to look for a new job. Some costs are still deductible even if looking for a job is not the main purpose of the trip.
- Placement Agency. Job placement or employment agency fees are deductible.
- Reimbursed Costs. If an employer or other party reimburses search related expenses, like agency fees, they are not deductible.
- Schedule A. Report job search expenses on Schedule A of a 1040 tax return and claim them as miscellaneous deductions. The total miscellaneous deductions cannot be more than two percent of adjusted gross income.
Taxpayers can't deduct these expenses if they: - Are looking for a job in a new occupation,
- Had a substantial break between the ending of their last job and looking for a new one, or
- Are looking for a job for the first time.
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