209.) Melissa is blind. She is self-employed and must use a reader to do her...

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209.) Melissa is blind. She is self-employed and must use a reader to do her work. She uses the reader both during her regular working hours at her place of work and outside her regular working hours away from her place of work. The reader's services are only for her work. Which of the following is true regarding Melissas work-related expenses in 2020?

A. She cannot deduct her expenses for the reader because the expense is subject to the 2% floor for miscellaneous deductions and suspended under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act

B. She cannot deduct her expenses for the reader because she is self-employed

C. She cannot deduct her expenses for the reader because she uses it away from her place of work

D. She can deduct her expenses for the reader as an impairment-related work expense because it is an expense in connection with her place of work that is necessary for her to be able to work

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