Home office deduction part of year

jeff1253 — Tue, 21 Jan 2020 04:20:26 GMT

I am using the installed version of TurboTax Home and Business. I am trying to enter information on a home office. I used the office only for the first six months of the year, then retired. Do I enter the expenses (mortgage interest, utilities, etc.) for the entire year or only prorate for the six months of the year when I used the office?

When I entered the entire year's expenses, TurboTax askes how many months I used the office, but calculates the same deduction whether I enter 12 months or 6 months or even 1 month.

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Home office deduction part of year