turbotax icon
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
turbotax icon
cancel
Showing results for 
Search instead for 
Did you mean: 
Announcements
Close icon
Do you have a TurboTax Online account?

We'll help you get started or pick up where you left off.

kath160
New Member

I am not self employed but I work from a home office as there is no local office for my company. Where do I deduct the square footage, electricity etc for my home office?

I work for a company that does not have a local office, so I work from my home. Where do I deduct the square footage, electric etc that would be attributed to my home office?
x
Do you have an Intuit account?

Do you have an Intuit account?

You'll need to sign in or create an account to connect with an expert.

1 Best answer

Accepted Solutions
Anita01
New Member

I am not self employed but I work from a home office as there is no local office for my company. Where do I deduct the square footage, electricity etc for my home office?

If this is a job that sends you a W-2, you would enter the home office expense as an unreimbursed job related expense on your Schedule A for personal itemized deductions.  

Enter the words home office, employee in the Find box on the upper right, hit enter, then click on the Jump to that appears,


Job related expenses on the Schedule A are  a little different than Self-Employed expenses. These expenses on the Schedule A are subject to a subtraction of 2% of your Adjusted Gross Income.  That means after you enter the expenses an amount equal to 2% of your adjusted Gross Income is subtracted and you only get a deduction for the amount over the 2%.  As just one part of your itemized deductions, you won't benefit from the expense until the total of ALL your itemized deductions exceeds your standard deduction.

View solution in original post

1 Reply
Anita01
New Member

I am not self employed but I work from a home office as there is no local office for my company. Where do I deduct the square footage, electricity etc for my home office?

If this is a job that sends you a W-2, you would enter the home office expense as an unreimbursed job related expense on your Schedule A for personal itemized deductions.  

Enter the words home office, employee in the Find box on the upper right, hit enter, then click on the Jump to that appears,


Job related expenses on the Schedule A are  a little different than Self-Employed expenses. These expenses on the Schedule A are subject to a subtraction of 2% of your Adjusted Gross Income.  That means after you enter the expenses an amount equal to 2% of your adjusted Gross Income is subtracted and you only get a deduction for the amount over the 2%.  As just one part of your itemized deductions, you won't benefit from the expense until the total of ALL your itemized deductions exceeds your standard deduction.

message box icon

Get more help

Ask questions and learn more about your taxes and finances.

Post your Question