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Home office deduction for partial year problem.

ctx192021 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:42:20 GMT

Looking to put in for a partial year deduction for home office: only used home office for 3 months.

TT asks for that info to be entered as follows:

"In 2024, how many months did __ use this office?"

So, I enter 3 months.

But the final output only shows the home office deduction for a full year, not the partial year.

Anyone with experience in this, please advise!

Thank you very much!

Re: Home office deduction for partial year problem.

ctx192021 — Mon, 10 Feb 2025 19:44:17 GMT

Sorry, this got posted twice.

Re: Home office deduction for partial year problem.

AnnetteB6 — Tue, 11 Feb 2025 16:02:47 GMT

If you are using the actual expenses method for home office expense, then the whole house expenses that you enter related to calculating the home office deduction will only be prorated by the size of the office compared to the size of the home. They are not further prorated by using the home office for only three months. You would need to prorate the whole house expenses yourself to indicate that you only used the home office for three months.

If you are using the Simplified Method for home office expense, then the number of months of use is part of the calculation to determine the home office deduction.

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