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Step 1
Keep receipts from jury pay or make a copy of your checks if you must turn them over to your employer. You have to know the exact amount of of your jury duty compensation pay to deduct it from your taxes.
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Step 2
Determine if you are eligible for the deduction. If you were paid your full salary by your employer while serving jury duty, but were required to turn over your jury duty pay to that employer, you are eligible to deduct your jury duty compensation from your Federal taxes.
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Step 3
Acquire a Federal Tax Return booklet which contains instructions and forms you need to file your Federal tax return. Read the instructions before completing your return. Report your jury duty pay as taxable income on your Federal tax return.
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Step 4
Enter your jury duty deduction for a 2007 tax return on line 13 if you file Form 1040A. If you use Form 1040, enter it on line 34. For tax returns after 2007, follow the Federal Tax Return booklet instructions to find out where to enter your deduction; the designated line may change from each year.
