Originally Posted by Bigpimppilot

I don't see how a newhire will deduct more than the standard deduction so it's not going to do you any better to have it as a tax writeoff. While I am not a cpa my understanding is that if you spend 1000 and your in the 15% tax bracket even if you deduct it you'll only reduce your taxes by 150$ so it's at best a 850 dollar tool you can't afford