Medical School visit and interview, deductable ??

Can one deduct costs associated with a school on campus interview, air fair and lodging ?

Besides this I had to pay a 1500 fee in the interview process with my application .

Can any of this be deducted ?

How about for my parents that went along?

I was 25 in 07 and thus not their dependent .

Started school 01/08

"Salto Jorge" wrote

I don't see any of that as a deduction, or a qualified education expense that might give rise to a deduction or credit.

This may be why, after graduation and an internship, you get to stick it to us on the fees you get to charge for services.

Why would it not be an unremibursed employee expense? Is this because it's a first job?

But sometimes these costs are deductible. In that case, they get the deduction as well as stick us with higher fees.

I don't believe they are talking about a job, but getting into school.

At the level they are at it's by interview they get accepted.

But one may get paid in medical school. If that's the case, then would the costs be deductible?

Generally educational expenses incurred to be trained for a job in a new field are not deductible. So the answer in this case is probably no.

Besides, his travel expenses are for an interview for the school, not the job.

Stu