Income Tax Help for Teachers (II)

Other Itemized Deductions
Other expenses teachers may be able to include as itemized deductions are:
* Subscriptions to professional publications or magazines
* Professional dues
* Union dues
* Fees paid to renew your teaching certificate
* Expenses incurred when lecturing, writing or publishing for which you receive no additional compensation other than your regular salary. Note: These expenses may be for research, incidental travel and publication costs. They must be ordinary and necessary expenses for activities related to, and expected for, your position.
* Clothing required for work that is not appropriate for everyday wear, such as an art teacher's smock or a dance teacher's jazz shoes

* Allowable car expenses incurred when taking mentally handicapped students on an excursion
* Cost of materials used for a class play or a class party

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