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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.
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.
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