Field help: (2018) Work-related items This text refers to the Steuererklärung 2018. You can find the version for the Steuererklärung 2025 at: (2025): Work-related items Tick this box if you incurred expenses for work-related items.The following items can be deducted as income-related expenses, depending on the occupational group:Typical workwearComputers and programmesProfessional literatureDesk and office chairFiling cabinetBriefcasePhotocopierPocket calculatorToolsTelephone, fax, mobile phone costsOffice supplies (writing materials, pens, paper, files, etc.)