Can I deduct home expenses if I work from home due to COVID and/or bad weather?

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February 23, 2023
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I work in IT industry and have been working from home for the whole 2022. This is because the combination of COVID and bad weather.
Can I claim the home office and/or home expenses deduction?

edit: I'm employee (not self-employed / employer).

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Best answer by xmasbaby0

W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform

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Employee

If you are an employee you can’t deduct a home office.

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Employee

W-2 employees cannot deduct job-related expenses on a federal return. Job-related expenses were eliminated as a federal deduction for W-2 employees by the tax laws that changed for 2018 and beyond. Your state tax laws might be different in AL, AR, CA, HI, MN, NY or PA.

https://ttlc.intuit.com/questions/4482873-which-federal-tax-deductions-have-been-suspended-by-tax-reform

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