Claiming Employment Expenses if I'm WFH sometimes during the week and wasn't FORCED to WFH (agreement)

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April 24, 2024
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I currently work from home more than 50% of the time - but I'm not forced to work from home. Can I still claim employment expenses? My employer and I do have an agreement that I work from home. I come into the office three days a week for a few hours, then work from home the rest of the day and the other two days. The wording on the CRA website is confusing and I wanted to know if I'm able to claim employment expenses.

Here is the link: Home office expenses for employees - Eligibility criteria

As per the CRA: "Your employer required you to work from home

This requirement does not have to be part of your employment contract, however, it should be a written or verbal agreement.

For 2023, if an employee has voluntarily entered into a formal telework arrangement with their employer, the employee is considered to have been required to work from home."

Does this mean if we have an agreement that I WFH (I wasn't forced to WFH) I can claim some of my expenses? Thanks.

InnaE

Did your employer provide you with a form T2200 Declaration of Conditions of Employment?

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Jonny1Author

My employer is able to provide that - yes. But they also wanted to make sure that I'm submitting this correctly. Again, they are not forcing me to work from home as I do have an office where I can work, but we do have an agreement that I will work from home some days.

GHarpe

Yes, if you have an agreement with your employer and a T2200 you can claim WFH expenses. Please see this Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) link for guidance: Eligibility criteria – Detailed method.

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