Not sure if this is relevant, but my employer is not a GST/HST registrant so I can't claim those expenses.
When filling out the Work-Space-In-The-Home-Expenses, you have to enter Expenses which you incurred for the entire home or the office space.
When selecting electricty for example, on the right side, there are 3 options: GST taxable / HST taxable / Zero Rated or Exempt.
I want to claim electricy/water/heat & rent. Which of these 3 fields should I fill out?
You will enter the one you paid for yourself. If your bill had GST included in the amount paid, you choose that one or HST, etc.
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When I enter my rent, do I enter it under other - Rent
then the dollar amount under Zero Rated and Exempt?
Also can I claim my phone bill?
Yes, your rent is exempt if it is for a long-term residential unit.
If your employer requires you to pay for phone expenses, you may be able to claim those expenses.
Do we enter the total rent and total of a service bill in the field, or the percentage calculation of worked time etc.? In other words, as we’ve entered in our number of work hours and the number of rooms, does TurboTax have the calculation built in already?
@Vanillabn Under "Expenses which you incurred for the entire home" you would put the total amount for the full home. TurboTax will do the rest of the calculations.
Ok, thanks! I had done the percentage calculation from my total rent, and when reviewing at the end, I thought ‘waaaaait a minute!’ That should make a difference to include the full annual rent.
As I read further, my expenses are to go on line 22900, using the T777 to calculate them, as my employer provided the t2200. Do you know where that line is in TurboTax?
You can see line 22900 on your detailed tax summary.
To see a detailed summary of your return using TurboTax Online, click the first arrow below your estimated refund amount in the side panel, then select the option for View detailed tax summary. The Detailed Summary page will appear, giving you line-by-line information regarding your income and credits.
Where to enter time percentage for work from home 2023 in Turbotax desktop version?
Under Calculation of In-home expenses- Once you answer that you using a Common room- you will then see further down "Average hours per week you worked in the common space"- This is where you will enter the average amount of hours worked per week.
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So does rent always fall under Zero rated and exempt?
Yes it does as you are not charged taxes on your rent.
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Thank you Ginette. Also wondering, given I share rent and utilities with a roommate, I will only be putting in the share that I pay on the T777 correct?
And will I be putting those exact amounts on my T2200 as well?
Thanks