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- From: sandya@hpfcmdd.fc.hp.com (Sandy A)
- Date: Thu, 21 Jan 1993 16:53:42 GMT
- Subject: Re: Home offices deduction case
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- - home office discussion deleted for brevity -
-
- : It only comes into consideration if you spend more than 50% of
- : your time, in your own business, away from your home.
-
- : Let's say you have a carpet cleaning business and you spend 80%
- : of the time on location at the customer site and 20% doing paperwork
- : and preparation at home. You may not deduct the home office expense.
-
- : Now let's say that you operate a mail order business and spend
- : 90% of your time at home preparing orders and doing paperwork,
- : 10% spent picking up supplies and shipping items. Assuming you meet
- : all the other requirements, you may take the deduction.
-
- : That is my understanding.
-
- : Kawika
-
- When we talk about the home office deduction, what are we referring to?
- I'm guessing rent and utilities. Are other home-based business expenses
- still deductible? In this case, I assume the cleaning equipment is
- deductible, but what about a computer, desk and chair, paper and pencils,
- etc.?
-
- Also, if you qualify for the home office deduction but don't want to
- take a "rent" deduction because you own your home, can you still deduct
- utilities (calculated by multiplying % of home that is office space by
- total utilities)?
-
- Also, has anyone out there been challenged on the validity of the deduction
- during an audit? If so, what happens? Do they actually come at look
- at your office?
-
- Thanks,
- Sandy
-