Where do I deduct home office expenses? I now work exclusively from home.. all year worked at least 2 days per week from home

[Carl]

Is this home office for a business you own? Or for a W-2 job that employs you as such to work from home?

[danaroscoe2009]

Thanks for answering!  It's for a W-2 job that hired me to work from home

[Carl]

For Annette's answer below you enter all this stuff under the Deductions & Credits tab in the Job Related Expenses section. Just work it through, and you'll be asked for the HO stuff. Also, one key thing that needs to be highlighted, is that this home office you're claiming must be "FOR THE CONVENIENCE OF THE EMPLOYER" and not for the convenience of you, the employee.

[AnnetteB · Accepted solution]

Expenses for an office in the home that is for the convenience of your employer when you are paid with a W-2 are entered as part of Form 2106 Employee Business Expenses.

Then, the total amount from that form is included as part of Schedule A, Itemized Deductions.  This means that in order to receive a tax benefit for claiming unreimbursed employee expenses, you must be using itemized deductions. 

To go to the section of your return to enter your expenses, use these steps:

• On the top row of the TurboTax online screen, click on Search (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax locate the search box in the upper right corner)

• This opens a box where you can type in “2106” (be sure to enter exactly as shown here) and click the magnifying glass (or for CD/downloaded TurboTax, click Find)

• The search results will give you an option to “Jump to 2106”

• Click on the blue “Jump to 2106” link

Note:  Employee business expenses claimed on Form 2106 are no longer deductible on the Federal tax return as a result of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act for 2018 through 2025, with only a limited number of exceptions.  Form 2106 may still be deducted on your state return if the state did not comply with the Federal changes.

[edited 4/10/2020 | 11:15 am PST]