https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/job-change-from-salary-to-contractual/01/3074510#M1123406 <DIV>My salaried job turned into an hourly/contractual job in the middle of this calendar year --</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><UL><LI>How do I claim my health expenses which had initially been pretax but are now post-tax?&nbsp;<SPAN>(I'm currently using COBRA for my family at roughly 2k a month)&nbsp;</SPAN></LI><LI>Can I now claim the office space that I use to do my work as a deduction (I also use the office for my role as a P/T adjunct professor for an online class)? Can I claim the office space for the entire year, even if I was using it as a salaried employee for the first five month?</LI><LI>Are there other common deductions that I should be considering for this transition?</LI></UL></DIV> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:40:27 GMT DB1990 2026-02-24T06:40:27Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/job-change-from-salary-to-contractual/01/3074510#M1123406 <DIV>My salaried job turned into an hourly/contractual job in the middle of this calendar year --</DIV><DIV>&nbsp;</DIV><DIV><UL><LI>How do I claim my health expenses which had initially been pretax but are now post-tax?&nbsp;<SPAN>(I'm currently using COBRA for my family at roughly 2k a month)&nbsp;</SPAN></LI><LI>Can I now claim the office space that I use to do my work as a deduction (I also use the office for my role as a P/T adjunct professor for an online class)? Can I claim the office space for the entire year, even if I was using it as a salaried employee for the first five month?</LI><LI>Are there other common deductions that I should be considering for this transition?</LI></UL></DIV> Tue, 24 Feb 2026 06:40:27 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/job-change-from-salary-to-contractual/01/3074510#M1123406 DB1990 2026-02-24T06:40:27Z https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-job-change-from-salary-to-contractual/01/3074533#M1123407 <P>Hello,</P> <P>Great question!!!</P> <P><A href="https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/reporting-self-employment-business-income-and-deductions/L3Unchx1x" target="_blank">https://turbotax.intuit.com/tax-tips/self-employment-taxes/reporting-self-employment-business-income-and-deductions/L3Unchx1x</A></P> <P>I love this link because it might explain more about self employment income and expenses.&nbsp; If you are contractual, then it sounds like you are now self employed.&nbsp; When you enter your tax documents in 2023, you will have a W2 for the salaried income and a 1099 NEC for the self employment income.&nbsp;</P> <P>This link will show you have to enter the self employment income.&nbsp; <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/self-employment-taxes/report-income-self-employment/L5wADi3xQ_US_en_US" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/self-employment-taxes/report-income-self-employment/L5wADi3xQ_US_en_US</A>&nbsp; In that section you will then choose the expenses you had for 2023.&nbsp;&nbsp;</P> <P>This link will show you how to enter the expenses.&nbsp; <A href="https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US" target="_blank">https://ttlc.intuit.com/turbotax-support/en-us/help-article/import-export-data-files/enter-self-employment-business-expenses-like-home/L1k6HJY4A_US_en_US</A></P> <P>Business expenses while an employee&nbsp;(salaried) are usually not deductible.&nbsp;</P> <P>When you start your taxes for 2023, click on Live Help and we will have you share your Turbo Tax Live Screen.&nbsp; This way we can help you find all the the places you will need to go if the links are not helpful.</P> Wed, 28 Jun 2023 18:21:48 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/taxes/discussion/re-job-change-from-salary-to-contractual/01/3074533#M1123407 KatherineS63 2023-06-28T18:21:48Z