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can i deduct the cost of software and/or computer that i need to do my job?
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yes, this is a miscellaneous itemized deduction. https://www.irs.gov/publications/p529/ar02.html for this to impact your taxes, you have to be itemizing deductions (have total deductions greater than standard deduction), and the total of all miscellaneous deductions needs to exceed the "2% floor" described in the irs link above.
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