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can i deduct non-reimbursable expenses?
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you can only deduct (with the 2% agi threshold) expenses that: you've actually incurred. i.e.: you actually paid for equipment or services provided and can show receipts for the payment. at the request of the employer. i.e.: you didn't just decide on your own to buy a new book or take a class, your employer told you to. with business necessity. i.e.: it was in order for you to do your job. and you were not reimbursed by your employer. i.e.: you went somewhere and spent your after tax money on something employer explicitly told you to pay for, and you didn't get reimbursed for that. from your story - these conditions don't hold for you. as i said in the comments - i strongly suggest you talk to a lawyer. your story just doesn't make any sense, and i suspect your employer is doing something very fishy here.
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