<prompt> Human: Edit 1: Thanks everyone for the responses. Clearly I need to speak to my tax accountant and the sticking point is that I am not obligated to work from the home office by my company. Edit 2: I am in the US, NY State - I always assume NY makes everything more difficult.  <response>: OP, just know that if you deduct for a home office that it is a HUGE red flag for the IRS. Most people try to claim too much so the IRS knows that it is easy money.Source: Guy I used to work for, his wife was a CPA, never let him claim his home office. Told him if he wanted to do it, they would file separate returns and shed make him sign pre-dated divorce papers before he filed. She loved him, it was just that she had seen too many clients come to her firm for help with home office audits. 