deductible expenses working from home

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September 9, 2021
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Hi,

I worked from home almost all of 2020 since we weren't allowed to go to the office. I am a renter. It didn't occur to me when I filed my 2020 taxes to see if I can use part of my rent cost as an expense for working from home, to deduct from my taxes?

Also I have that same question as others in the lineup, but I cannot see the responses. When can I expect to get a refund of taxes paid on the first $10,200 of unemployment income? Do I have to file an amended return with TurboTax?

GeorgeDenseff

Level 8

None of the expense for working from home is deductible. That deduction was taken away by the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act in 2017.

If you paid tax on your unemployment, the IRS is asking that you do not amend. They started issuing refunds in June and planned to be done by September 1. Then they said end of summer, which is September 22. Today someone called and was told December 11.

The good news is that they are paying you interest for the time that they had the money. They have issued millions of unemployment credit refunds and are working to finish all of them.

NurseJoanAuthor

Level 2

was this reply from a CPA or turbotax rep? How do you know that home expenses are not allowed? I never read that anywhere. They still have a section in the Itemized Deductions form to claim Unreimbursed Employment expenses as far as I know

DoninGA

Level 15

@NurseJoan wrote:

was this reply from a CPA or turbotax rep? How do you know that home expenses are not allowed? I never read that anywhere. They still have a section in the Itemized Deductions form to claim Unreimbursed Employment expenses as far as I know

See this TurboTax support FAQ for deductions suspended by tax reform - https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-reform/help/which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform/00/25565

Employee expenses and other miscellaneous deductions subject to the 2% limit

Miscellaneous deductions subject to the 2% limit, including unreimbursed job expenses (reported on Form 2106) have been repealed for tax years 2018–2025.