"matt" <mmead[at]americanhydro.net> wrote:

Maybe. It's a miscellaneous itemized deduction subject to
the 2% of AGI exclusion. See Line 22 of Schedule A.

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Phil Marti
Clarksburg, MD

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If I subscribe to a brokerage firm that offers monthly
advice, picks, and printed media can I write off the cost of
the service against my income (stock profit or otherwise?)

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