As a police officer, you can incur many expenses related to your job, some of which your employer may always not cover. While recent tax law changes have made it harder to deduct these costs unless you're self-employed, you have general deductions to consider besides specific law enforcement tax deductions that can reduce your taxable income and lead to a slimmer tax bill. These range from getting savings for other interest and tax expenses to deducting medical costs and charity donations.
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Before the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act that took effect in 2018, police officers could write many types of expenses that their employers didn't reimburse, as long as those added up to more than two percent of their adjusted gross income. This allowed police officers to deduct costs like association dues, uniforms, dry cleaning, business travel, cell phone fees, continuing education courses, protective gear, meals and lodging.
