AnnetteB6
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Deductions & credits

The questions that you see regarding your home would be used to calculate depreciation of the home office space since it is being used for business purposes.  If the information was not entered in 2022, you may have skipped it intentionally since you said you do not want to depreciate the home office.

 

You can enter the information in your 2023 return to depreciate the home office starting now.  You may also amend the 2022 return to add the depreciation for 2022.  

 

Be aware that even if you choose to not depreciate the home office space, you will be required to take that depreciation into account when you sell the home.  It does not matter that you did not actually take the deduction.  

 

Using the simplified method for the home office expense does not require you to use depreciation or recapture it when the property is sold.

 

@RayeL 

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