topic 2 Home offices - Smart Check is flagging Line B of Part 1 of the simplified method in Deductions & credits

2 Home offices - Smart Check is flagging Line B of Part 1 of the simplified method

Mental-Colorado — Thu, 12 Feb 2026 02:34:43 GMT

I am running the Smart Check before I file. I have 2 home offices. 1 for my W-1 income, where I use 300 swft 100% of the 52 weeks, and the other for my 1099-NEC Self Employed business where I use 180 Sqft 100% of the time for that business's earnings.

It appears that they want me to enter the office square footage for each of the Home Offices on Line A and Line B, so 300/300 and 180/180, but smart check keeps going to that line on each one and highlighting. There is a "+" there which brings up a Form 2016 Adjustment Wks -- Employee Home Office - What is supposed to go in there?

Re: 2 Home offices - Smart Check is flagging Line B of Part 1 of the simplified method

RobertB4444 — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 15:44:41 GMT

Unreimbursed employee business expenses for your W2 income are not deductible on your federal return. So the home office that you use for that is not a deduction. That worksheet is to see if it is deductible for your state tax return. If you live in Alabama, Arkansas, California, Hawaii, Maryland, Minnesota, New York or Pennsylvania you can deduct these expenses on your state return. Otherwise it is not deductible at all.

Re: 2 Home offices - Smart Check is flagging Line B of Part 1 of the simplified method

Mental-Colorado — Fri, 13 Feb 2026 19:02:47 GMT

So it would be allowed for my self employment income, but not the home office for my W2 work? (Colorado) How can I remove the sheet for the W2 work, or would I just set the values to zero? tryin to get past the flag in Tuurbo tax smart check. Thanks

Re: 2 Home offices - Smart Check is flagging Line B of Part 1 of the simplified method

DawnC — Sat, 14 Feb 2026 01:02:33 GMT

Use the delete a from tool to remove references to that office. That is correct, the Home Office deduction is only available to claim on Schedule C - your self-employment income.

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