Income tax- working from home

CRA updated the options mid December. There are 2 choices to claim working from home income tax credit. Electronic signature from employer is accepted for 2020.

https://www.canada.ca/en/revenue-agency/news/2020/12/simplifying-the-process-for-claiming-a-deduction-for-home-office-expenses-for-employees-working-from-home-due-to-covid-19.html

The Covid 19 mgr guide section 8.7.13 was just updated Jan 8. It can be found on I Service.

**The detailed method which requires a signed Form T2200S from their manager. This form is a simplified version of Form T2200 if employees worked from home in 2020 due to the COVID-19 pandemic and choose to use the detailed method to calculate their home office expenses.

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