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Work from Home

BarbaraH0617 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:55:26 GMT

Can you take your office space and supplies as a deduction if you work from home permanently?

Re: Work from Home

xmasbaby0 — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 20:59:07 GMT

Are you a W-2 employee?

W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

If you are preparing a return for a state that lets you deduct job-related expenses, the information will flow from your federal return to the state return, so enter it in Federal>Deductions and Credits>Employment Expenses>Job-Related Expenses

Re: Work from Home

DawnC — Tue, 17 Feb 2026 21:12:00 GMT

Only if you are self-employed. If you are an employee, those expenses are not deductible.

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