Tax Deductions A To Z For Educators By BIBRANN

Just found this book on Amazon. A glossary of tax deductions for teachers,I pulled some out to share on this site:

ALUMNI DUES
Dues paid to your alumni association may be tax deductible as a qualified business

expense if membership is necessary or beneficial to your job. These costs are treated as a miscellaneous expense subject to the 2%AGI threshold. ANSWERING MACHINE & VOICE MAIL SERVICE The cost of an answering machine or voice mail service may be tax deductible. To qualify for this deduction, the system must be essential to your work and not be reimbursed by your employer.

This is a miscellaneous expense, subject to the 2% AGI threshold.

ARTS & CRAFTS MATERIALS See Classroom Expense/Educator Expense
Out-of-pocket expenditures for arts and crafts materials that are purchased for lesson prep or classroom use are tax deductible. The first $250 of qualified educator expenses is an adjustment to income, which can be taken without itemization. Additional expenses are treated as a miscellaneous itemized deduction and are deductible if your miscellaneous itemized expenditures have reached the required threshold of 2% of your AGI.

AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS See Classroom Expense
Out-of-pocket expenditures for audio-visual aids that are purchased or rented for classroom use are tax deductible. The first $250 of qualified educator expenses is an adjustment to income, which can be taken without itemization. Additional costs are treated as a miscellaneous expense and are deductible if your miscellaneous expenditures have reached the required threshold of 2%of your AGI.

COFFEE See Office Supplies
Supplies used in a qualified home office are tax deductible. This includes coffee and other beverage service items, as long as they are not lavish or extravagant for the circumstances, subject to the 2% AGI threshold for miscellaneous expenses.

COMMUTING See Automobile Expense
A daily commute from home to work is not tax deductible unless your home office is a qualified business location. A daily commute between work sites is a tax deductible miscellaneous expense, subject to the 2%AGI threshold, if not reimbursed by your employer.

FIELD TRIPS See Business Travel
The unreimbursed costs incurred for planning and attending field trips is tax deductible as a miscellaneous expense, subject to the 2% AGI threshold. Deductible expenses may include transportation, lodging, some incidental expenses, and 50% of meals.

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