I was lucky to find the way to apply the flat rate on this years turbotax, obviously I completely missed it last year.
According to Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), you can. CRA link to more information: Simplifying the process for claiming a deduction for home office expenses for employees working from...
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You can adjust your 2020 tax return. How you file your adjustment depends on how your original tax return was filed, and whether it was a federal or Québec return. Instructions on filing adjustments for both scenarios are provided below.
If you filed your original return using NETFILE:
If you printed and mailed your original return or are in a situation excluded from ReFILE:
For more information here is a TurboTax FAQ: I've filed my tax return. Can I still make changes?
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This absolutely worked for me. Once I discovered ReFile I was off to the races. The dollar figure CRA worked out is nowhere near what Turbotax and I came to so I'll wait to see if that changes as the express file was instantaneous. I expect I may need to make a phone call. Thanks for your help!