<prompt> Human: Im a w2 employee working for a small business with less than 20 employees. Im required to purchase many of the supplies that I use and also required to pay for my own gas in the 2 to 3 days a week that I commute to a different city. I do not earn an hourly wage, just a commission. The accountant is the same accountant that signs my paychecks. I dont own property and that apparently excludes me from being able to make deductions from my taxes. Is this true in the state of Colorado? Or should I find a different accountant?  <response>: You have to have a certain amount of deductions before you can itemize; otherwise, you take the standard deduction, and your costs like this are not relevant.While there are ways to get enough deductions to itemize without owning property, thats probably the way that 98 of those who itemize are eligible to do so. Mortgage interest, property taxes and state income taxes are the big itemized deductions that most people who are able to itemize use. 