cbs reporter michelle medina said there are steps you can take right now to avoid a big tax bill later.>>reporter: the pandemic forced millions of americans to leave the office. a recent survey 53% people working in the house say they plan to take a home office tax deduction but they may not qualify. only if you're self-employed or you have a home business are you allowed to deduct the home office and if you're just working at home from the convenience of your employer that is not a home office deduction but many think it is. >> jackson hewitt says there is a lot of confusion around the stimulus checks.>> you do not have to pay taxes on it. >> while stimulus checks are not taxable, unemployment benefits are, experts say that people who collected unemployment need to plan out how that will impact their tax bill this spring.>> especially for those who received unemployment benefits and did not withhold. >> cbs news business analyst joe's lessons are said those americans working remotely outside of the usual city or state may face a different tax rate.>> compile the number of years and da

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