How or where does he find out how much he spent on uniforms?

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Permalink Reply by Hoppi aka Angie on February 15, 2009 at 11:23pm

Did he keep receipt's or pay for them with a Credit card? I would look there. If he is looking for how much he spent on his first set of uniforms, that was an allowance the Navy gave him, it was not out of his pocket.

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Permalink Reply by Vickie Bell (Cody's mom) on February 15, 2009 at 11:50pm

Should be on his 1st pay stub

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Permalink Reply by Hoppi aka Angie on February 16, 2009 at 9:29am

Military uniforms. You generally cannot deduct the cost of your uniforms if you are on full-time active duty in the armed forces. However, if you are an armed forces reservist, you can deduct the unreimbursed cost of your uniform if military regulations restrict you from wearing it except while on duty as a reservist. In figuring the deduction, you must reduce the cost by any nontaxable allowance you receive for these expenses.

If local military rules do not allow you to wear fatigue uniforms when you are off duty, you can deduct the amount by which the cost of buying and keeping up these uniforms is more than the uniform allowance you receive.

If you are a student at an armed forces academy, you cannot deduct the cost of your uniforms if they replace regular clothing. However, you can deduct the cost of insignia, shoulder boards, and related items.

You can deduct the cost of your uniforms if you are a civilian faculty or staff member of a military school.

http://www.irs.gov/publications/p529/ar02.html

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Permalink Reply by Hoppi aka Angie on February 16, 2009 at 9:32am

Have your child go see a VITA rep on base, to get help doing his taxes. They are trained on what we can and can not deduct. I found above, on the IRS website.

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