8829 line 2 C The lesser of the square footage of your office

[mtd473]

It clearly needs to be 300 as this is the max you can write off with simplified  method.. But no matter what I change it to, it says it is error or wrong.  It is like there is no right answer and it is holding me back from filing.  How do i fix this error???

[Castlehaven]

Same problem in 2022. Never had this problem before (last 20+ years). I deleted the forms and tried again after recent update, but still won't accept 300 or any value in this field as correct.

[ThomasM125]

It might be that when you entered your office and home square footage, before you were asked if you wanted to take the simplified method, you may have entered less than 300 square feet. So, you need to go back through your home office entries to make sure you didn't enter anything less than 300 square feet.

[Castlehaven]

The issue, which was never a problem in the past, appears to be that I have two home offices. Turbotax, in my experience this year, will no longer allow a standard deduction for two separate home offices. So, I took the standard deduction on one, and detailed deductions on the other, and everything worked. Saved me a few dollars too, but required more work.