Did you serve on jury duty this year? You may qualify for a federal income tax deduction. If your employer continued paying you while you served and required you to turn over the jury duty pay you received from the court, you generally can deduct the amount you remitted to your employer. This deduction is taken as an adjustment to income, so you don’t need to itemize deductions to claim it. However, you must still report the jury duty pay you received as taxable income. Contact us if you think this situation applies to you or if you have questions about claiming the deduction.
