Starting in 2018, the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act has eliminated
most miscellaneous itemized deductions, including unreimbursed employee business expenses.
Double the Standard Deduction to $ 12,000 for individuals and $ 24,000 for married couples Cap deductions for state and local taxes (SALT) Eliminate
most miscellaneous itemized deductions (Including financial advisory fees!)
Not exact matches
The
most common «preference» items, however, are for state and local tax
deductions, personal exemptions, and
miscellaneous itemized deductions — not items normally thought of as preferences or shelters.
But
most teachers saw no benefit, since only those
miscellaneous itemized deductions that exceed 2 % of adjusted gross income (AGI) will actually reduce taxable income.
Most of them don't tackle particularly thorny topics like self - employment, capital gains and losses, and rental income, but they can handle W - 2s,
miscellaneous income, interest income, ordinary dividends, and
itemized deductions.