Switching from office life to working from home can be a major adjustment ― not just mentally, but financially, too. You’re using more electricity, eating through more groceries and relying on a stable, fast internet connection to get your work done.

Wouldn’t it be nice to get a tax break on these work-related expenses? After all, many employees who now work from home due to the coronavirus pandemic didn’t choose to do so.

Unfortunately, if you are working from home as a W-2 employee ― that is, your wages are paid through payroll and your employer withholds taxes ― there’s not much you can claim on your tax return, according to Christina Taylor, head of operations at Credit Karma Tax. And …continued .
[Source: Huffington Post]