Job-related Overlooked Tax Deductions •Print•
Top 50 Overlooked Tax Deductions
The Executive Financial Group can help you find all of the credits and deductions you deserve, including those hard-to-find and commonly overlooked tax deductions.

This is a list of the top 50 most easily overlooked tax deductions. Not every item will be applicable to your situation.
 
Job-related Overlooked Tax Deductions
 
  1. Education expenses you paid to maintain or improve job skills
  2. A handicapped individual's work-related expenses
  3. Professional journals, magazines, and newspapers that are job-related
  4. Cost of safe deposit box used for investments or business
  5. Seeing-eye dogs for the handicapped or guard dogs for a business
  6. Required uniforms and work clothes not suitable for street wear
  7. Union dues
  8. Employment agency fees or commissions in certain cases
  9. Home office expenses, if for your primary place of business
  10. Job-seeking expenses within your present field of employment
  11. Reservist and National Guard overnight travel expenses
  12. Dues to professional organizations
  13. Business gifts up to $25 per customer or client
  14. Business expenses including travel, meals, lodging, and entertainment not reimbursed by your employer
  15. Cleaning and laundering services while traveling for business
  16. Tools for use at your job
  17. Cellular phones required for business
  18. Half of the self-employment tax paid
  19. Self-employed health insurance premiums