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Turbotax doesn't let me enter each expense item for my home office. Is there a bug?

teelainen — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 19:45:56 GMT

I have been claiming home office and using the percentage of actual expense method (instead of simplified method of $1,500) every year. My business profit on Schedule C is way more than my home office expense. However, there is no where for me to enter my actual expense this year. Is there a bug in Turbotax?

It let me take $1,500 home office deduction using the simplified method. However, I want to use the actual expense method same as all the years before. So I chose the actual expense method in the screenshot above. It takes me to the next screenshot:

After I chose "quick entry" in the screenshot above , it immediately takes me to the screenshot below.

Why don't I see a screen where it let me enter my expenses?

Re: Turbotax doesn't let me enter each expense item for my home office. Is there a bug?

Anonymous_ — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 23:47:31 GMT

You should contact Customer Support (link below) during regular business hours with respect to this issue.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/using-turbotax/help/what-is-the-turbotax-phone-number/00/25632

Further, considering the nature of your other post (depreciation on a business vehicle), you might want to consider using TurboTax Home & Business (which is a CD/Download installed product) in the future. That product has Forms Mode and, in my opinion, is more robust than its online equivalent (for example, I have no problem with Home Office entry and the screens are different than those depicted in your screenshots).

Re: Turbotax doesn't let me enter each expense item for my home office. Is there a bug?

VolvoGirl — Fri, 23 Aug 2019 23:53:35 GMT

There are a couple error FAQ for home office. Maybe one will help, see

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/turbotax-help/help/home-office-disqualification-in-turbotax-online-self-employed/00/842868

https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-topics/help/turbotax-self-employed-error-home-office-start-date-must-be-on-or-after-the-business-start-date/00/843887