Home office recordkeeping simplified1 min read
The IRS is reducing the recordkeeping required for the home-office deduction, effective for 2013. Taxpayers who qualify may use a new optional deduction calculated at $5 a square foot for up to 300 square feet of an area in a home that is used regularly and exclusively for business. The deduction is capped at $1,500 a year.
Taxpayers opting for the simplified deduction cannot depreciate a portion of the home as they can under the other method. However, business expenses not related to the home, such as advertising, supplies, and employee wages, are still fully deductible.
This simplified option is available starting with the 2013 tax return which will be filed in 2014.
With questions or for more information about tax planning or tax preparation, please contact Simons Bitzer & Associates at (317) 782-3070.
By Simons Bitzer
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