Support CenterForm 2106: Entering employee home office expenses
To enter home office expenses on Form 2106
Open the return, and go to Schedule A (1040).
Go toline 8and link (F9) to Form 2106 Pg 1 - Employee Business Expenses Pg 1.
Go to line 4 and link (F9) on the F9 business use of home worksheet field and link to the NEW Office Wkt - Employee Office In The Home Worksheet.
Complete all applicable information on the Expenses for Business Use ofYourHome and Employeeworksheet.
Notes:
Make sure if you enter home mortgage interest, real estate taxes, or casualty losses on lines 9-11, you also enter these amounts in full on Sch A. These items are used on Form 2106 only for limitation purposes.
Form 2106 is used only for employees. If you are self-employed, you should use Form 8829 for your office-in-home expenses. (This is linked from line 30 of Sch C (1040)).
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