To claim home office expenses, your office must be one of the following:
- Your main place of business
- Used only to earn income and regularly meet clients
Select your product below and follow the steps to claim the expense in TurboTax.
TurboTax Online
- Answer all the initial interview questions if you haven't already.
- Select Find and search for self employment.
- Select Self-Employment and Go.
- Answer Yes to Did you have any self-employment income or expenses?
- Answer the questions about your self-employment until you get to the Do you use your home address for your candles work? screen. Choose Yes and Continue.
- Continue entering information about your business until you reach the Select the types of expenses you have screen. Select Add under Home office, then select Continue.
- On the Here's your bnusiness info screen, select Start under Home office.
- Answer the questions about your home expenses.
- When you're finished, you'll be taken back to the Here's your bnusiness info screen where you can review your home office expense total.
TurboTax Desktop
- Answer all the initial interview questions if you haven't already.
- Select Find and search for self employment.
- Select Self-Employment and Go.
- On the Your Self-employment Profile for 2023 screen, select your business type and Continue.
- Enter your business info on T2125 – Business Statement and Continue.