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Kyle119
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February 22, 2021
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Home office deduction when displaced

  • February 22, 2021
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I am self employed and have a home office. In 2019, a tree fall damaged my home and i spent all of 2020 in a rental property, covered by my home insurance. I am still making mortgage payments on my home. Can I still deduct my home office?

    Best answer by AnnetteB6

    You will be deducting the qualified home office that you used in the temporary rental property, not the one in your home that was unoccupied.

     

    @Kyle119

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    ColeenD3
    ColeenD3
    Level 15
    February 22, 2021

    Yes, but you will have to enter all new information about the location, the square footage and the fact that you pay rent. 

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      Kyle119Author
      Level 2
      February 22, 2021

      Thanks, but are you saying that I should deduct the office in the temporary rental property, or the office that is in my own house (that was unoccupied because of the tree damage)?

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      AnnetteB6Answer
      Level 15
      February 22, 2021

      You will be deducting the qualified home office that you used in the temporary rental property, not the one in your home that was unoccupied.

       

      @Kyle119

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