Tax Deductible?

[flaviss]

I am applying to professional school and racking up quite a lot of expenses, anyone know is any of these are tax deductible? And if so, as what?

- Application fees to required application service and/or supplementary fees to dental schools.

- Material costs involved in preparing for interviews like a suit and dry cleaning

- Travel expenses for interviews (flight, rental car, hotel, etc ...)

Thanks,

Flaviss

[veritas]

First question

Got Income?

[ChEAr$]

Dental school

People enter dental school to become dentists, a rather lucrative profession, all things
considered, and therefore it's a new profession. As such, expenses are not deductible
to enter a new trade or profession.

[ED SMITH]

The tuition may be eligible for a tax credit or a deduction from income. None of the other expenses are deductible unless they are includedd as part of the tuition.

[flaviss]

Got Income?

Not at the moment, aside from school loans. I was employed Jan - June this tax year though.

[JohnH]

Deduction for dental school?
Not sure, let me chew on that for a while...

[Lion]

Professional

See a tax professional. This board facilitates conversations between tax professionals re the situations we encounter. You need to sit down with a tax professional to help you with record-keeping tailored to your particular set of circumstances and the states in which you will reside, work, and maybe even attend school.

[Davc]

Deduction for dental school?
Not sure, let me chew on that for a while...

I would do the same but I have a bad tooth I can't get an appointment for.

[ChEAr$]

could be,

The tuition may be eligible for a tax credit or a deduction from income. None of the other expenses are deductible unless they are includedd as part of the tuition.

given sufficient income to engender a tax liability.

[veritas]

flaviss

I see a real dentist in the makng.

Not in business yet and already worried about the tax bite.