How do you enter Business Use of Home deduction for a partnership ?

[eaf1213]

Is there a way to link 8829 to schedule E?

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

The partnership owns a home?   Or the partners use their own homes?

[eaf1213]

They use their own home.

[TaxGuyBill · Accepted solution]

You need to manually fill out the 8829 to get the proper amount, and enter it as a Unreimbursed Partnership Expense (assuming the Partnership Agreement requires the Partner to pay for that out-of-pocket).

[eaf1213]

So 8829 doesn't actually need filed but just use it to calculate deduction?

[TaxGuyBill]

Correct, it is only used as a worksheet.  Actually, you don't even need to use Form 8829, you can use the worksheet in Publication 587.
https://www.irs.gov/pub/irs-pdf/p587.pdf#page=20

[Just-Lisa-Now-]

I had my first one of these that went with Sch E this year, I used a dummy Sch C to compute the 8829, printed it (got rid of the Sch C/8829) and then just entered the amount on the Sch E.

[TaxGuyBill]

Good idea.

[eaf1213]

Thank you. This information is very helpful.