Job Search Expenses You can deduct certain expenses you have in looking for a new job in your present occupation, even if you do not get a new job. You cannot deduct your expenses if you are seeking employment for the first time. Employment and outplacement agency fees. You can deduct employment and outplacement agency fees you pay in looking for a new job in your present occupation. Employer pays you back.
Employer pays the employment agency.
If your employer pays the fees directly to the employment agency and you are not responsible for them, you do not include them in your gross income. R sum . You can deduct amounts you spend for typing, printing, and mailing copies of a r sum to prospective employers if you are looking for a new job in your present occupation. Travel and transportation expenses. If you travel to an area and, while there, you look for a new job in your present occupation, you may be able to deduct travel expenses to and from the area.