What work-related expenses do you deduct? Hearing that some people deduct a portion of their cell phone bill, cable bill, dues for professional organizations, etc.

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OH TAXES! Thought OP meant just standard expensing...taxes makes WAY more sense

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Some of this is likely case-by-case basis. Our agency allows you to deduct $50 from your cell phone bill if you use your phone for work (which I'm sure we all do)

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You mean for taxes? I deduct as much as I can claiming it as unreimbursed business expenses.

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Im all about expensing when I can too tho 😀

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I'm with @Account Director. If you have questions, find an accountant who specializes in advertising - there are several in NYC for sure. We deduct movies, music, cable/tv, a portion of our rent, among other things, but we also legit do a lot of unreimbursed research and work.

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@OP the standard deduction is like 10k and you don't need to itemize. Not usually not worth it for just cell / cable

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