The federal home office deduction, when calculated using the simplified method, is calculated from the Pennsylvania Business Use of Your Home Worksheet and doesn't update the Data entered at Federal level column for
Home office expense
. UltraTax CS automatically assigns the home office deduction to an income type based on the income categories found on the K1 in the following order:
Ordinary
,
Rental
, and
Schedule D
. Any allocation to the Gambling column must be made manually in the Adjustment section of the PAK-1 screen. The 1st category that has income will get the home office deduction allocated to it on the Schedule K-1 Summary Report. The amounts can be adjusted or split between income types if desired. Use these fields to force the deduction to a different income category.