You might be joking but we already tax the extra space you need for work from home because the larger amount of space results in a more expensive home.
Except I’ve already been in a 1 bedroom apt since before COVID and I’m still stuck working remotely because people don’t want to go into the office.
How about employers compensate me for supplying their office space, utilities and cleaning, or let me deduct it as an operating expense on my personal taxes just like the businesses get to do?
We already do that. The home office tax deduction used to be available for W2 employees, but it was suspended in 2018 under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Theoretically it's meant to resume in 2025, but I'll be surprised if that actually happens.
How about we tax you for having bad ideas?
Stop treating people and business separately. Problem solved. Otherwise get lost. Not your business what I do inside my house.