For a full explanation of tax deductions for your home office refer to publication 587 business use of your home.
Home office tax deduction square footage. If the office measures 150 square feet for example then the deduction would be 750 150 x 5. If your home office is 300 square feet or less the irs has an optional simplified method of calculating your home office deduction. You need to determine the square footage of your entire home and the square footage of your office. Requirements for qualifying to deduct expenses including special rules for storing inventory or product samples.
If you opt for the general method using form 8829 expenses for business use of home the first task is to calculate the percentage of business use to do this you divide the square footage of your office space by the total square footage of the home. How to figure the deduction including. In this publication you will find. Allowable square footage of home use for business not to exceed 300 square feet percentage of home used for business.
With either method the qualification for the home office deduction is determined each year. You can deduct 5 for every square foot of your home office up to a maximum of 1 500. For our example. Types of expenses you can deduct.
The maximum space is 300 square feet for a maximum deduction of 1 500. The deduction is a flat rate currently 5 per square foot to a maximum of 300 square feet. The irs allows you to make a simple calculation for small office spaces. The simplified method is what we use to calculate your quarterly estimated tax payments.
The space must still be dedicated to the business activity as described above. So if your space is about 100 square feet your deduction would be 500. For example if your home office covers 1000 square feet but your entire home is 4000 square feet your home office percentage would be 25. If your home office is a 15 ft by 15 ft room then its total square footage is 225 square feet 15 ft x 15 ft 225 square feet.
Find the square footage of your home office space and multiply that by 5 a square foot. Simplified square footage in 2013 the irs made it easier to claim the home office deduction. For example if your home office is 200 square feet you ll get a 1 000 deduction. How to calculate your home office deduction.
Find out the square footage of your home. Standard 5 per square foot used to determine home business deduction.