For California, it is an itemized deduction, so if you use the Standard deduction it will not apply. You can also only deduct the expenses that excess 2% of your federal adjusted gross income.
Based on his current situation, it is highly unlikely he will be able to take advantage of the deduction.
TurboTax still has the Home Office deduction in the federal section because the Employee expenses is not available for tax years 2018 through 2025, so it may come back.
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