Originally Posted by
BayBong
, or resign your contract with your employer as a contract job, not as a salaried employee.
In order to take deductions as a contractor, you have to be a bona-fide independent contractor. Having a "contract" doesn't make you a bona-fide independent contractor, the IRS looks at the nature of your relationship with your employer and places more weight on that than any agreements you might have. A person who shows up at their employers place of business at a given time, 5 days a week, remains during normal working hours, working at a desk and computer supplied by the employer, is *very* unlikely to be considered a bona-fide independent contractor.