Yes, you may be able to claim the home office deduction if your office is:
There is no requirement to own your home or pay rent & utilities.
If your State requires actual expenses, you have the option to change your entries in the Federal section. The simplified method is a year-by-year election; it means you can choose each year to use or not to use it. If you choose to stay with the simplified method for Federal taxes, you would need to adjust the State return to eliminate the deduction for home office expenses.
Employees working from home can no longer take the home office deduction, no matter the reason. This has been in place since 2018, when the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act was signed into law. Prior to that, employees who worked from home at the convenience of their employer were allowed to deduct home office expenses under the 2% rule.
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