Recognizing gains and the home office deduction whether you can exclude any gain related to the business use of your home will depend on if the business use is within the walls e g.
Home office write off deduction. The answer is generally no changes in the rules in the late 1990s made it easier for people who work out of their homes to qualify for these write offs. Will a home office deduction trigger an audit. The home office deduction is only available to self employed people not employees who use their space regularly and exclusively for business. This write off covers office supplies postage computers printers and all the other.
For a full explanation of tax deductions for your home office refer to publication 587 business use of your home. Tax write off for home office. Generally speaking to qualify for the home office deduction. Those who qualified under the old law wrote off their home office.
Tax reform eliminated the employee home office deduction by taking away the ability to claim miscellaneous itemized deductions. Self employed people can deduct office expenses on schedule c form 1040 whether they work from home or not. But the home office tax deduction often provides significant tax savings because you may be able to include a portion of your mortgage or rent. The amount saved will depend on your costs.
So if you qualify by all means take it. But if you claimed a home office deduction for business use of your home things are a little trickier. Bedroom in the house or outside the walls e g. In this publication you will find.