topic Can you help reslove Form 2106 Line 16b? I only have 1 home office. TTax keeps asking about allocable expenses between multiple offices? in Deductions & credits

Can you help reslove Form 2106 Line 16b? I only have 1 home office. TTax keeps asking about allocable expenses between multiple offices?

hansbruhn — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:07:29 GMT

Form 2106 Line 16b. TTax keeps asking about allocable expense between mulitiple home offices, but I filed only one for myself?

If you are Self Employed, claim your income and expenses...

MarilynG — Tue, 04 Jun 2019 21:07:30 GMT

If you are Self Employed, claim your income and expenses (including Home Office) on Schedule C.

Form 2106 for Job-Related Expenses for W-2 employees is no longer used, starting in 2018, except in certain circumstances.

Delete Form 2106 from your return by choosing Tax Tools > Tools, then 'Delete a Form' from the pop-up menu.

More info:

https://ttlc.intuit.com/replies/3300622

Re: Can you help reslove Form 2106 Line 16b? I only have 1 home office. TTax keeps asking about allocable expenses between multiple offices?

richardg111 — Tue, 09 Jun 2020 18:06:08 GMT

I have been on here for hours please help

Re: Can you help reslove Form 2106 Line 16b? I only have 1 home office. TTax keeps asking about a...

VictoriaD75 — Wed, 10 Jun 2020 17:50:48 GMT

The posts from the thread are related to previous tax years. The business deductions on Form 2106 are allowed for Armed Forces reservist, a qualified performing artist, a fee-basis state or local government official, or an individual with a disability claiming impairment-related work expenses. All other taxpayers can no longer deduct these expenses beginning in tax year 2018. However, some states still allow the deduction. You would enter these expenses on your Federal return to carry to the state.

Follow these steps:

Under the Federal menu, choose Deductions & Credits
Expand the menu for Employment Expenses
Click Start/Revisit next to Job Expenses for W-2 Income
Enter the information on the screens that follow

Form 2106

Home Office Deduction

If you still qualify for this deduction, the best way to move past the error may be to delete the form and re-enter the expenses.

Click on Tax Tools from the menu on the left
Click on Tools
Choose Delete a Form
Scroll through the list until you find Form 2106 and click Delete

After you have deleted the form, you can return to the Deductions & Credits section of your Federal return to re-enter.

Re: Can you help reslove Form 2106 Line 16b? I only have 1 home office. TTax keeps asking about a...

bansheeracer — Sat, 05 Apr 2025 22:14:36 GMT

This doesn't work. There are multiple sites all over the web with many, many people having the same issue with this software. It needs to be fixed. I followed your instructions, deleted all the Form 2106's and re-entered everything to no avail. This is 3 or 4 years in a row that I'm dealing with the same b.s. after 7 hours of doing my taxes. Next year I switch.

Re: Can you help reslove Form 2106 Line 16b? I only have 1 home office. TTax keeps asking about a...

AnnetteB6 — Sun, 06 Apr 2025 12:49:58 GMT

Please clarify what issue you are having so someone can try to help.

Form 2106 is no longer valid for claiming Employee Business Expense as part of your Federal return unless you fall into very specific occupations. Otherwise, it can be included as part of the Federal return only to serve the purpose of transferring the information to your state return.

To learn more about using Form 2106, please see the following TurboTax help article:

Where do I enter job-related employee expenses? (Form 2106)

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