<prompt> Human: I am wondering this for myself as well. For example, if I need to buy a new pair of dress shoes for work, can I claim that expense on my taxes? What about gas for work? Even though not all the gas I use is strictly for work am I still able to claim it? What are some other random things you can claim?  <response>: You can find information about this in the IRS publications.Generally most of the things you mention arent deductible. You can deduct unreimbursed employee expenses for example if you have to buy a uniform for work and it isnt suitable for everyday use dress shoes dont count. But you can only claim the amount that is more than 2 of your taxable income, for example if you earn 50k you can only claim the amounts greater than 1k.You cant claim mileage or car expenses for regular commuting. If you have to drive to other locations during the day you might be able to, if you arent reimbursed for it, but subject to the same 2 limit. If you are required to drive a car for work i.e. taxi driver you could deduct your entire car but that gets complicated depreciation etc.It sounds like youre fishing for random tax deductions. Really for your typical W2 employee there arent many. If you are a small business owner there are more opportunities, you can deduct a percentage of your cell phone, internet, and computer expenses, some meals usually just 50, etc. 