Error Code 609

You will see the following error message in H&R Block’s 2024 tax software if on the Employment expenses (T777 & T777S) page, you entered an amount for the total number of days you worked from home that was less than 28 days:

The total number of days you worked from home due to COVID-19 is less than 28 days. To claim your expenses, you need to have worked from home at least 28 consecutive days. Please check the number you entered. If this number is correct, you can’t claim your expenses and you’ll need to delete the number you entered. [error code: 609]

 

How do I fix this?

To fix this error, go back to the Employment expenses (T777 & T777S) page and enter the correct number of consecutive days you worked from home due to COVID-19 in the following field:

What's the total number of days you worked from home in 2020 due to COVID-19?

You can claim your work from home expenses only if you worked from home at least 28 consecutive days. If you didn’t work from home for at least 28 consecutive days, please delete the number you entered in the above field.

Note: You can find the Employment expenses (T777 & T777S) page under Employment on the Credits & deductions tab.