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You can't itemize your taxes if you file Form 1040-EZ. Your itemized deductions might phase out based on your income. The 1040-EZ only allows two types of filing status: Single and Married Filing Jointly. The 1040-EZ does not allow for you to claim dependents.

Itemizing requirements In order to claim itemized deductions, you must file your income taxes using Form 1040 and list your itemized deductions on Schedule A: Enter your expenses on the appropriate lines of Schedule A. Add them up. Copy the total amount to the second page of your Form 1040.

Unless you're using your car exclusively for your business, you can't deduct the full cost of purchasing, maintaining, and repairing it. You can and should, however, deduct what you can. The key, as with almost any issue to do with the IRS, is having clear records to support your claims.

Few people find it worthwhile to itemize anymore, because standard deduction amounts were bulked up by a major tax overhaul in 2017. Lately, the IRS has made standard deductions even bigger, to account for the highest inflation in decades.

Which Deductions Can Be Itemized? Unreimbursed Medical and Dental Expenses. Long-Term Care Premiums. Home Mortgage and Home-Equity Loan (or Line of Credit) Interest. Home-Equity Loan or Line of Credit Interest. Taxes Paid. Charitable Donations. Casualty and Theft Losses.

You may benefit by itemizing on Schedule A (Form 1040) PDF, if you: Can't use the standard deduction or the amount you can claim is limited. Had large unreimbursed medical and dental expenses. Paid mortgage interest or real property taxes on your home.

Answer and Explanation: The gasoline taxes paid on personal travel cannot be itemized.

If the value of expenses that you can deduct is more than the standard deduction (as noted above, for tax year 2022 these are: $12,950 for single and married filing separately, $25,900 for married filing jointly, and $19,400 for heads of households) then you should consider itemizing.

Yes. If you are an employee (W-2) it would be deducted on your schedule A as a job expense. If you are self-employed, it is reported and deducted on your schedule C.

According to the Internal Revenue Service, you cannot deduct license fees or taxes for licenses that you use for personal purposes. The IRS cites such fees as marriage licenses, driver's licenses and pet licensing fees.