topic I started working from home and not the office the end of May. My job is the same. Can I deduct anything like electricity, etc? in Deductions & credits https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799228#M267496 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:27:08 GMT checkford 2026-03-10T07:27:08Z I started working from home and not the office the end of May. My job is the same. Can I deduct anything like electricity, etc? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799228#M267496 Tue, 10 Mar 2026 07:27:08 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799228#M267496 checkford 2026-03-10T07:27:08Z Re: I started working from home and not the office the end of May. My job is the same. Can I deduct anything like electricity, etc? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799237#M267499 <P>If you are an employee who receives a W-2 from your employer then your employee business expenses cannot be deducted on a federal tax return due to the tax code changes in effect for tax years 2018 thru 2025.</P> Tue, 06 Dec 2022 22:11:40 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799237#M267499 DoninGA 2022-12-06T22:11:40Z Re: I started working from home and not the office the end of May. My job is the same. Can I deduct anything like electricity, etc? https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799297#M267503 <P class="p1">Sorry---W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return.<SPAN class="Apple-converted-space">&nbsp; </SPAN>Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond.&nbsp; Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.</P> Wed, 07 Dec 2022 01:12:12 GMT https://ttlc.intuit.com/community/tax-credits-deductions/discussion/re-i-started-working-from-home-and-not-the-office-the-end-of-may-my-job-is-the-same-can-i-deduct/01/2799297#M267503 xmasbaby0 2022-12-07T01:12:12Z