What can you get reimbursed for when doing tax returns?

Question

For example, if I started a job where the dress code is business professonal, and I had to buy new clothes, is that something that I can be reimbursed for?


To give you a little background info, I'm 19 years old with no dependants, I'm not a student, and I live at my mom's house.


What are some other examples of things I should bring up at tax return time?

Answer 1

Your example of clothes for a new job - no, unless they are uniforms that aren't suitable for wearing outside of your job. For example, scrubs for a nurse, or a shirt that has the company name on the back and your name on the front. If they are normal clothes, they can't be deducted even if they are things you'd never wear outside of work. So no, you can't deduct your business professional clothes.

As to the answer Thomas gave you, you can't just "let" your mom claim you. If she meets the rules, she can claim you and you can't claim yourself even if she doesn't - if she doesn't meet the rules, she can't claim you. But since you are 19, if you weren't in school for at least 5 months of 2007, she can't claim you and you will claim yourself.

I'd be very surprised if you had enough deductions to "itemize", so you'll probably just take the standard deduction which this year is $5350. If you went to college for awhile and are paying back student loans, the lender will send you a form showing the interest you paid - that would be an adjustment on your tax return. Basically, take along anything you get in the mail that says "tax information" on the envelope or on the form inside.

Answer 2

You don't get "reimbursed" for ANYTHING at tax time. Certain things may be deductible from your income and will therefore lower your tax, such as home mortgage interest, ad-valorem property taxes, medical expenses, charitable donations, etc. Some of these are subject to limitations and some are not.

The cost of clothing for a job are not deductible if they are of the type that can be worn off-the-job even though you may never wear that type of clothing otherwise. Safety equipment, certain uniforms, and specialized clothing that cannot be worn off duty are included but "business professional" type clothing is not under any circumstances.

Answer 3

if u r ur mothers only child ,she would loose the option of head of household filing.at www.irs.gov u can find what is deductible.from ur profile,i would take the standard deduction,but if u finished school this year and u haven't earned that much,i would let ur mother take ur dependency,she would have about 5000 less taxable income

Answer 4

clothes for work, school clothes...if they are taxed,...prescriptions....