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"Appraisal Fees" -- "Corrosive Drywall Damage" -- "Identity Theft" -- "Identity Theft and Tax Relief" -- "Hurricanes Harvey and Irma Relief" -- "CHAPTER 14: Your Job" -- "Job-Hunting Expenses" -- "Dues to Unions and Professional Associations" -- "Work Clothes and Uniforms" -- "Subscriptions to Professional Journals, Newsletters, and Podcasts" -- "Work Tools and Equipment" -- "Miscellaneous Job-Related Expenses" -- "Educator Expenses" -- "Home Office Deduction" -- "Prizes and Awards" -- "Performing Artists" -- "State or Local Government Officials Paid on a Fee Basis" -- "Repayment of Supplemental Unemployment Benefits" -- "Jury Duty Pay Turned Over to Your Employer" -- "Impairment-Related Expenses" -- "Military Benefits" -- "Contributions to State Benefit Programs" -- "Fringe Benefits" -- "Income Earned Abroad" -- "CHAPTER 15: Your Business" -- "Start-Up Costs" -- "Equipment Purchases" -- "Payment for Services" -- "Supplies" -- "Gifts" -- "Hobby Losses" -- "Self-Employment Tax Deduction" -- "Home Office Deduction" -- "Farming-Related Breaks" -- "Domestic Production Activities Deduction" -- "Other Business Deductions" -- "Business Credits" -- "Net Operating Losses" -- "CHAPTER 16: Miscellaneous Items" -- "State and Local Income Taxes" -- "State and Local Sales Taxes" -- "Certain Federal Taxes" -- "Tax Refunds" -- "Tax Preparation Costs" -- "Tax Audits" -- "Legal Fees" -- "Gifts You Receive" -- "Inheritances" -- "Life Insurance Proceeds" -- "Estate Tax Deduction on Income in Respect of a Decedent" -- "Rebates and Discounts" -- "Government Benefits" -- "Olympic Medals" -- "Alternative Minimum Tax" -- "APPENDIX A: Items Adjusted Annually for Inflation" -- "APPENDIX B: Checklist of Tax-Free Items" -- "APPENDIX C: Checklist of Nondeductible Items" -- "Nondeductible Items" -- "Index

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