Millions of americans are working from home to curb the spread of the coronavirus and now wondering whether they can claim a tax deduction.
Home office deduction covid. To claim a deduction for home office expenses the employee must file a form t2200 with the employee s personal tax return. Tracking these expenses can be challenging so from 1 march to 30 june 2020 we have introduced a temporary shortcut method. The home office deduction is only available to self. One of the significant social side effects of the covid 19.
Can an employee deduct them. Due to the coronavirus covid 19 pandemic millions of employees who ordinarily work at an office or other workplace provided by their employers are now working at home while you can no longer get a tax deduction for work at home expenses here are some other ways you can get reimbursed for these costs including as qualified disaster relief payments. If you have been working from home you may have expenses you can claim a deduction for at tax time. The easiest way to calculate your home office tax deduction is called the simplified method the irs allows taxpayers to deduct 5 per square foot up to 300 square feet of home used in.
As long as a specific area of the home is used exclusively and regularly for work and is the principal spot where you conduct business you may qualify for the home office deduction which is. Home office deduction in 2020 what you need to know about this valuable tax deduction in the time of coronavirus. Information about ato measures and tailored support during covid 19 novel coronavirus. We understand that due to covid 19 your working arrangements may have changed.
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