Home Office Deduction
I do have some experience in writing about home office deduction for small businesses. We are a small business and work out of our home. When filing your taxes and claiming a home office deduction the space must be
exclusively for your business. We have consulted with our accountant on which items are deductable, which items are not and the percentage of home space used for our small business. Your deduction may be a room or space in a room as long as the space is identified as separate that you use for your home office deduction.
The IRS states the following:
If you use a portion of your home for business purposes you may be able to take a home office deduction. Generally, in order to claim a business deduction for your home, you must use part of your home exclusively and regularly:
•As your principal place of business, or
•As a place to meet or deal with patients, clients or customers in the normal course of your business, or
•In any connection with your trade or business where the business portion of your home is a separate structure not attached to your home.
•For certain storage use, rental use, or daycare-facility use, you are required to use the property regularly but not exclusively.
Generally, the amount you can deduct depends on the percentage of your home used for business. Your deduction for certain expenses will be limited if your gross income from your business is less than your total business expenses. There are special rules for qualified daycare providers and for persons storing business inventory or product samples.
The IRS is very clear on the exclusive use required by setting aside a space in your home for your business. You may work a few hours or all day and six or seven days a week but don’t violate the exclusive use requirement by allowing your spouse or children to use the space for personal use, you may surrender the opportunity for the home office deduction.
My Home Office Deduction
Having a business in our home vs renting an office space somewhere else in a building has reduced our overhead costs. It has saved on rent, electric, heat and phone costs. Would I recommend a home based business and taking the home office deduction, yes. This benefit has given alot of small businesses a chance to grow and survive. Don’t be afraid to take the home office deduction thinking is will trigger an audit by the IRS. Alot of changes in the tax laws since the late 90s have made it much easier for people to start a small business and work out of the homes.
How do you calculate the business percentage of your home? The home office deduction is calulated on the square footage of the space used for your business divided by the overall square footage of your home. If your space measures a 12 x12, the square footage would be 144 square feet. If your home measures 28 x 40, the square footage is 1,120 square feet. Divide the space square footage by the home square footage, 12.8% (144 ÷ 1120).
What does the 12.8% percentage really mean. You may be able to deduct a portion of your mortgage interest, property taxes, home owners insurance, electric, phone, heat and any general repairs and maintenance. Any expenses to maintain or make repairs to the space is fully deductible.
Home Business Tax Deductions (Home Office Deductions)
What you cannot do is create a tax loss to cover other income. Your home office deductions cannot go beyond your business income. When in doubt always check with your accountant to see which expenses you qualify for. Having a professional advise you in the start up or existing business is never a bad idea. They can give you direction that is beneficial to your home based business.
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