HELP! I'm a 100% telecommuting W2 employee & lost my home office deduction! [View all]
Last edited Sun Feb 17, 2019, 08:24 PM - Edit history (1)
Yes, home office is for my employer's comvenience.
I'm real estate ops manager coordinating six agents and all the contracts & marketing of team.
I'm also licensed in three states if that helps.
I googled and see something about being a statutory employee so I can take unreimbursed employee expenses on Form 2106. Do I have to have my employer file an amended W2 to take advantage of this?
https://www.thebalancesmb.com/home-office-tax-deductions-telecommuting-3542742
It says...
If you are a telecommuting employee that is qualified to take the home office deduction, use Form 2106 to calculate the deduction and then enter it on line 21 of Schedule A (Form 1040). This means you must itemize and cannot take the standard deduction if you wish to take a home office deduction.
I think this might be beyond the H&R Block website I've been using to do my taxes for the last 10 plus years.
Should I switch and become a 1099 Independent contractor for the rest of 2019?
Do any CPAs or Realtors want a chime in and help me out here?
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