Are home office expenses deductible for W2 remote employees living in California right out of college
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The searches the AI actually ran for this prompt.
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Are home office expenses deductible for W2 remote employees living in California right out of college
2 real searches · 1 real-search pass
Badge and edge weight = share of passes that produced the query. Hover a query for its intent and routing format.
Query classes
Google's semantic query class for every sub-query: what kind of answer each search is after, simulated vs real.
ChatGPT real searches (2)
Classes come from the query-classifier (a local Laya model). 2 of 2 calls are low-confidence (under 50%) — hover a query in the table to see its confidence.
Searches and sources
ChatGPT2 real searches · gpt-6
California Franchise Tax Board unreimbursed employee business expenses home office W-2 employee deduction California 2026 Google ↗
IRS home office deduction W-2 employees unreimbursed employee expenses suspended 2018 2025 2026 Google ↗
- 2025 Instructions for Schedule CA (540) · ftb.ca.gov
- 2025 FTB Publication 1001 Supplemental Guidelines to California Adjustments · ftb.ca.gov
- Worker classification and AB 5 frequently asked questions · ftb.ca.gov
- INSIGHTi Unreimbursed Employee Job Expenses and · congress.gov
- Publication 587 (2025), Business Use of Your Home · irs.gov
Queries
2 queries · click a column to sort
| Query / type | Search | Intent | Query class | Routing format | Cluster | Freq ↓ | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
California Franchise Tax Board unreimbursed employee business expenses home office W-2 employee deduction California 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Reason | — | — | 1x of 1 | |
IRS home office deduction W-2 employees unreimbursed employee expenses suspended 2018 2025 2026 OBSERVED | Google ↗ AI Mode ↗ | — | Consequence | — | — | 1x of 1 |