I'm getting a similar but slightly different error. On Form 8829 the Simplified Method Smart Worksheet line A says "Gross income limitation." It doesn't tell me where it is getting the number that it puts there, but it would seem that it would be taking it from Schedule C, Line 29, as that number represents the net income (profit) from my business. But it seems to be taking that number from Schedule C, Line 28 (multiplied by -1), which is the total expenses from my business, which makes no sense at all. Why would my gross income limitation be the amount of money I spend to operate my business, excluding any revenue? (I'm pretty sure that it's taking the number from Schedule C, Line 28, because when I make changes to any of my business expenses, the number in the worksheet line A always matches it.)
Sadly, I can't override the number in the Simplified Method Smart Worksheet line A, so TurboTax tells me that I'm unable to deduct my home office expenses "because the net profit for your business was zero or less, which means you can't get the home office deduction." But the profit from my business is actually greater than 0 (yay!) and sitting right there in Schedule C, Line 29 -- I just can't get TurboTax to use that number!
I'm on a mac using TurboTax Premier download and see this information in the About screen "Application: 2024.r19.022" and "Build Date: Feb 18, 2025 at 11:56:20 PM"
