Education & Work-Related Expenses

Question: What types of educational expenses are deductible?

Answer: Deductible educational expenses include:

Amounts spent for tuition, books, supplies, laboratory fees and similar items.
Transportation and travel expenses to attend qualified educational activities may also be deductible.

For more information, refer to Publication 970, Tax Benefits for Education; Chapter 12.
For work-related education expenses, refer to Tax Topic 513, Educational Expenses.