For tax years 2018 - 2025, specific occupations can take this deduction:
Armed Forces reservist
Qualified performing artist
Fee-basis state or local government official
Employees with impairment-related work expenses
To access the Q&A interview screens to enter your home office expenses:
From within your TaxAct® return (Online or Desktop) click Federal. On smaller devices, click in the upper left-hand corner, then select Federal
Click Other Adjustments and then click National Guard/Reserve member from Form 2106 (or Qualified Performing Artist or Fee-Basis Government Official from Form 2106, whichever applies) in the Federal Quick Q&A Topics menu.
Click +Add Form 2106to create a new form or Review to view or change entries for a form you have already entered.
The program will proceed with the interview questions for you to enter or review the appropriate information.