Since you have already entered one home office successfully, you are familiar with the questions and answers in this section. The information below explains a common reason that the simplified method does not work for some people. Review your inputs and if you need further assistance, please respond with any additional information such as any error messages you see onscreen and which version of TurboTax you are using.
As you go through the Home Office section of your Schedule C, you should see several questions, first to qualify that you can claim a home office, then the details about the home office, and then the actual expenses related to the home office. It is the details about the home office that is probably causing the issue with your return. Look for the following questions, each on a separate input screen:
- When did you start using this home office?
- Do you use space in this home to store inventory or product samples?
- How big is this home office?
- Business conducted in home office
- How did you enter home office expenses for 2024?
The question on the page titled Business conducted in home office is the key to the simplified office expense calculation. If you have not entered a value on that page, or if you do not see that page as you go through the Home Office section, then you will not be able to use the simplified method because your business will not show a profit even if there is one.
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