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This publication provides information on figuring and claiming the deduction for business use of your home, including the requirements for qualifying to deduct expenses for the business use of your
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How to fill out Publication 587

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Gather necessary information about your home and business usage.
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Obtain a copy of IRS Form 587 (Business Use of Your Home).
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Fill out your personal information, including name, address, and Social Security number.
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Determine the overall square footage of your home and the area used for business.
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Calculate the percentage of your home that is used for business purposes.
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Complete the sections regarding direct and indirect expenses related to your home office.
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Sum up your total expenses and the portion applicable to your business.
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Review all filled sections for accuracy.

Who needs Publication 587?

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Self-employed individuals who use their home for business purposes.
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Business owners claiming home office deductions on their taxes.
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Employees who qualify for home office deductions under specific conditions.
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The deduction can also be limited if your gross income from the business use of your home is less than your total business expenses. So, if you have a loss from your home-based business, your home office deduction might be reduced.
The maximum amount of home office tax deduction your client can claim using the simplified method is $1,500 per year. This limit is based on a rate of $5 per square foot for up to 300 square feet. However, your client must also have earned enough gross income from their business to qualify for the deduction.
If I'm an employee working from home, do I qualify for a home office tax deduction? If you're an employee working remotely rather than a business owner, you unfortunately don't qualify for the home office tax deduction (however some states do allow this tax deduction for employees).
Commuting and other personal automobile expenses such as depreciation, lease payments, maintenance and repairs, gasoline (including gasoline taxes), oil, insurance, parking tickets, traffic fines, or vehicle registration fees are not deductible.
You can claim a percentage of expenses such as rent, mortgage interest, utilities, insurance, and repairs. Depreciation is also an allowable expense for a home that you own. For example, if your office is 250 square feet and your home is 1,000 square feet, you'd deduct 25% of your allowable expenses (250/1,000 = 0.25).
Garage Rent as a Business Expense Firstly, the garage must be used exclusively and regularly for business purposes. This means that if the garage is used for both personal and business purposes, only the portion of the rent that corresponds to the business use can be deducted.
If your client is self-employed and uses part of their home for business purposes, they may be eligible for a tax write-off on their federal income tax return. This tax break also called the home office deduction, can be calculated using the standard or simplified method.
Taxpayers who qualify may choose one of two methods to calculate their home office expense deduction: The simplified option has a rate of $5 a square foot for business use of the home.

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Publication 587 is an IRS document that provides information about the business use of your home and how to calculate the allowable deductions you can claim for this use.
Individuals who use part of their home for business purposes and wish to claim home office deductions must file Publication 587.
To fill out Publication 587, you need to provide information about the business use of your home, including the total area of your home, the area used for business, and related expenses. You will also need to calculate the percentage of your home that is used for business.
The purpose of Publication 587 is to guide taxpayers in determining the amount of home office expenses they can deduct based on their business use of their home.
Information that must be reported on Publication 587 includes the square footage of your home, the square footage used exclusively for business, the expenses related to your home, and any business income associated with the home office.
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