Tax Deductions for Journalists

Some deductions that may be available to journalists include:

• Travel to interviewees or story locations;

• Memberships to unions and professional associations;

• Writing materials, stationery and word-processing software;

• Computers and laptops to the extent they are used for work;

• Costs of leads and providers of information;

• Research costs including magazines, journals and periodicals;

• Access to internet and pay TV to the extent it is used for researching a story.

Journalists may also be entitled to general tax deductions that are not work specific, such as investment deductions or car expenses deductions.