Standard deduction with home office

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I meet all the criteria listed for a Home Office Deduction, but I'm being told I don't qualify. Why?

HollyPAnswer

Employee Tax Expert

@LafayetteGirl are you self-employed in this manufacturing business, or are you a W-2 employee?

If you are an employee, then the new tax reform laws suspended most of the deductions for unreimbursed employee expenses, including the home office.

If you are self-employed, does the gross income from the business use of your home equal or exceed your total business expenses (including depreciation)? If not, then your home office deduction is limited.

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LudwigVan_fan

Alumni - Champ

You don't specify whether the home office is in regards to being an employee, or your own business filing say a Sch C or Sch F.

For most people, the home office deduction was a miscellaneous itemized deduction subject to 2% of AGI. For 2018, those deductions went away. See the following link for instructions for Sch A.

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If this is in regards to a business home office, such as a Sch C; here is a link to business deductions

https://www.irs.gov/forms-pubs/about-schedule-c-form-1040

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