spinknas
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Both spouses work from home. How to enter employment/work from home expenses?

My spouse and I both work from home (not covid related) for the same company but different roles. I have been in the role for 4 years and he just started April 2021. So prior I would get my t2200 and enter my employment expenses and state 5 room house and 1 room used as my sole office. Now that he works from home as well (he has his own separate office) I am not sure how to do the expenses. I am salary and he is 100% commission so I know he can also claim home insurance and property tax and I cannot. But when it comes to internet, heat, water and electricity I am not sure if we both claim these amounts (him from April -dec of course) or if only one can claim. The CRA website claims spouses can split rent or one can claim but we do not rent so I am more focused on the employment work from home expenses. We do not want to do the general simple method as detailed would get us a larger return. 

 

Can anyone advise? who claims the heat, electric, internet etc?

Note-we both get t2200's

 

Thank you