Working from home became widely popular during Covid-19, it was a new experience for most people with dining rooms becoming offices and kitchens the new break room.
When working from home has become the new norm, the CRA created a simple method for new at home workers to claim home office expenses. However, the simple method was removed once the world went back to regular operations.
Here is how to claim office expenses if you work from home:
Eligible employees who worked from home in the tax year are be required to use the detailed method to claim home office expenses. .
- Your employer MUST issue a T2200/S form in order for you to claim home office expenses. You cannot claim home office expenses without this form. Be proactive and talk to your payroll department NOW to ensure that you will be receiving a T2200 form with your T4. Any professional tax filing service will not claim home office expenses for you without the T2200 form.
- Ensure you are eligible to claim your home office expenses by going through the CRA checklist here.
The T2200: Form T2200 – Declaration of Conditions of Employment is a form your employer fills out to certify the conditions of employment and that you were required to pay for employment expenses.
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