When taking the simplified home office deduction can you also claim cell phone Internet or additional phone lines or does the continued

[bob-david]

When taking the simplified home office deduction can you also claim cell phone Internet or additional phone lines or does the simplified home office deduction include those deductions?

[KarenL2 · Accepted solution]

Yes, you can claim those as normal business expenses on Schedule C.  These items are not part of the Home Office deduction.

To get back to that area: While inside the software and working on your return, type Schedule C in the Search at the top of the screen (you may see a magnifying glass there).  There will be a popup that says Jump to Schedule C.  Select that to get to the general area. 

Then:

• select Edit next to your business (if it is there)
• scroll to Business Expenses
• then Select Other Common Business