He works out that from 1 july 2019 to 29 february 2020 he worked from home for 12 hours per week on average.
Home office expense deduction 2020. This method allows a deduction of 5 per square foot used for business up to a maximum of 300 square feet. If tracking the various expenses for maintaining your home seems like too great a chore the irs offers a simplified method for calculating the home office deduction. In this publication you will find. As the covid 19 pandemic shifts employees from their offices to their homes many employees are left wondering whether they ll be able to deduct home office expenses from their employment income in their 2020 tax return.
For example if your work from home area is 400 square feet and your total home is 2 000 square feet you would be able to claim 20 400 2 000 of your home related expenses internet fees. Except for the three weeks he had off over christmas. If you are a small business owner or self employed and work from home you will likely be able to take advantage of the home office deduction in 2020.