TaxGuyBill
Level 15

@BeckerMgt wrote:

What is everyone doing about their self-employed clients who couldn't work due to quarantine? If someone who sees clients in their home only had income from January to March last year do they still get the full year of home office, heath insurance and other deductions since they were technically still in business but were forced to not see clients?


Quarantine did not last 9 months, and I'm not aware of anywhere that 'forced' 9 months of not doing business.  At first glance, it sounds like your client CHOSE not to continue their business after March, in which case no, those expenses would not be deductible for the rest of the year.

If you think that does not apply, then you need to explain why the client did not work for all of that time.