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Why are the auto-filled 2018 amounts on the "Enter expenses for your entire home" page on the "the exact same as my 2019 amounts that should be auto-filled but are blank?

Does this have something to do with depreciation? Why would 2018 and 2019 be the same?
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Cynthiad66
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Why are the auto-filled 2018 amounts on the "Enter expenses for your entire home" page on the "the exact same as my 2019 amounts that should be auto-filled but are blank?

There is not enough information to answer the question.  I think it is about the traditional Home Office Deduction.  Please contact us again with more details about what deduction you are referring to and what forms you need explanation for.  

 

f you're an employee working remotely rather than an employer or business owner, you unfortunately don't qualify for the home office tax deduction (however, please note that it is still available to some as a state tax deduction). Prior to the Tax Cuts and Job Acts (TCJA) tax reform passed in 2017, employees could deduct unreimbursed employee business expenses, which included the home office deduction. However, for tax years 2018 through 2025, the itemized deduction for employee business expenses has been eliminated.

If I'm self-employed, should I take the home office tax deduction?

You may have heard that taking the home office deduction sends a red flag to the IRS and ups your chances of being audited. Although there may have been some merit to this advice in the past, changes in the tax rules in the late 1990s made it easier for people who work out of their homes to qualify for these write-offs. So if you qualify, by all means, take it.

 

 

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