2106 - Employee Business Expenses

What is the form used for?

Employees file this form to deduct ordinary and necessary expenses for their job.

• An ordinary expense is one that is common and accepted in your field of trade, business, or profession.
• A necessary expense is one that is helpful and appropriate for your business. An expense does not have to be required to be considered necessary.
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Is the form Supported in our program? The 2106 is supported in the 1040 package for both Online and Desktop platforms.

How to access the form: While in a return, use the Add Form function to add a new 2106 form to the return.

Limits to the form: There is no limit to number of 2106 forms. When completing Form 2106 for the taxpayer and the spouse the taxpayer's form must be started first or the return will be rejected by the IRS.

IRS Link: https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-form-2106