Tax Deductions for Home Based Businesses
Copyright Cheryl Mustian
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A big advantage of working from
home is the
tax benefits of operating a
home based
business. Working from
home allows you to deduct portions of bills that you are already
paying to live there.
You can deduct
home expenses if you actually work in your home. It is easiest to do this
if you have a room set aside for your business. Figure out how big that room is in
proportion to the house, and you can deduct expenses using that percentage.
For example, if your place of doing
business takes up 5% of your house, you can deduct
5% of your heating expenses for the days you work. (In other words, if you don't work
weekends, you can't deduct for weekends.) You can deduct items such as mortgage
interest (though not your mortgage itself), electricity, telephone, insurance, and expenses
for maintenance and repair. In general, you can deduct the portion of expenses that
directly relates to your business.
You can deduct costs for your internet service provider in proportion to the amount you
use it on business, too. If it's used completely for
business you can deduct it all, but be
certain before you do this that you are not using it for other reasons.
The
tax benefits of operating a
home
based business enable you to deduct things you
would otherwise be paying in full. If you are considering a business from home, it's a
good way to lower your costs. This is just one more advantage of working from home.
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