Sorting through miscellaneous tax deductions

Dye & Whitcomb Tax and Financial Tips Main menu March 20, 2017 Most tax-deductible expenses fall into a specific category. For instance, you can usually claim mortgage interest and charitable contributions as itemized deductions on Schedule A of your Form 1040. But there’s a large hodgepodge of other expenses that don’t fit snugly into a single category. Depending on your situation, you may be able to deduct a portion of these “miscellaneous expenses” on your 2016 tax return. But there’s a tax hurdle…