Home office expenses can only be claimed against the income of that business.
Home office rent expense gst. If you re self employed and run your business from home you can claim the part of your house you use for business as an expense in your tax return. Using your home for business. If you do it as an annual entry then calculate the amount on the t2125. If you re gst registered the gst content on home office expenses can be claimed as they re paid in each gst return period or at the end of your tax year.
Deemed rental expenses i e. If your employer has an office in the city or town where you live your home office will not be a place of business even if your work requires you to work outside normal business hours. Expenses that are personal and private in nature are not allowable as they do not relate to your business. This applies even if you carry on another gst registered enterprise.
You re not liable for gst on the rent you charge and you can t claim any gst credits for associated expenses. Using your home for business external link inland revenue. If you re registered for gst you ll need to remove the gst content of each expense and claim it separately in your gst return. If you are registered for gst the business expenses you claim will not include gst when this applies.
A uncheck the box on claiming the deemed rental expenses in the rent from property page and claim the above actual expenses in the fields provided i e. B claim the deemed rental expenses and mortgage interest. Dr home office expenses 10 excluding gst hst itc dr owner s draw 90 including gst hst itc dr gst payable for itc s 10 cr cash in bank 100 at year end reconcile the home office expense account to the t2125 and adjust accordingly. Purchase of fixed assets such as plant and machinery are not allowable business expenses.
If you are not registered for gst these expenses will include gst. Occupancy expenses such as rent mortgage interest insurance rates. How gst applies to residential rent. If it is not completely set aside you also need to consider the amount of time that part of your home is used for income earning activities.
Gst doesn t apply to residential rent. Running your business from home. Expenses that are capital in nature e g.