Do I need to get a CPA???

Yes it is so fricking stupid...

I should clarify a cpa could maybe help suggest so ways to generate losses if you wanted to start investing in something like real estate, but I think you could educate yourself with 30 minute google though.

For example, you could invest in some rental properties, generate passive activity losses, then turn them into losses to offset regular income or cap gains when you sell the property. Of course depreciation recapture might eat up the passive losses at the end of the day.

Point is your situation doesn't seem like one that you would get much benefit from a cpa with.

No

I'm a CPA and I would think you would not need me.

Just make sure you keep track of your unreimbursed expenses, but if you have a W-2, you know it's a high threshhold to meet anyways.

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Yeah I know just trying to make sure there is no crazy accounting trick I could take advantage

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there are very few if any "crazy accounting tricks" for someone in your situation. You don't need a CPA but you could maybe find a small one man shop to do your taxes in case you don't want to do turbo tax. Up to you.