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posted Jun 6, 2019 12:11:04 AM

What turbo tax for my wife with home office reporting to her employers office once a month. we own and mortgage home.

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Level 3
Jun 6, 2019 12:11:06 AM

If you have itemized expenses more than $24,000 ( if you are married filing jointly) then you would want to use TurboTax Deluxe.  Itemized Expenses this year include Mortgage interest, Charitable Donations, Medical Expenses in Excess of 7.5% of your AGI and a few other items.  However, home office expenses for employees are no longer deductible, neither are other employee-related expenses nor other itemizable expenses that were subject to the 2% threshold last year.

If your above mentioned Itemizable expenses are less than $24,000, you would not need to enter them and could use the Free Edition, if you only have income reported on W-2's 

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Level 3
Jun 6, 2019 12:11:06 AM

If you have itemized expenses more than $24,000 ( if you are married filing jointly) then you would want to use TurboTax Deluxe.  Itemized Expenses this year include Mortgage interest, Charitable Donations, Medical Expenses in Excess of 7.5% of your AGI and a few other items.  However, home office expenses for employees are no longer deductible, neither are other employee-related expenses nor other itemizable expenses that were subject to the 2% threshold last year.

If your above mentioned Itemizable expenses are less than $24,000, you would not need to enter them and could use the Free Edition, if you only have income reported on W-2's 

Level 15
Jun 6, 2019 12:11:06 AM

But they may still help on your state return.