home office

As the economy picks back up, more and more people are working from home. The number of home-based U.S. businesses will grow by more than 10% over the next four years, and the number of telecommuters will rise by 12%. But that's not all based on the recovery: Many are victims of the recession.

When my husband and I first started our business, we turned part of our house into a proper office. It was furnished with two desks, computers, and a copy machine on one side; a small conference table and chairs on the other. A separate phone line and fax ran only to that part of the house. Ten...

Taxpayers often wonder if they should be taking the home office deduction, and this issue is problematic for sure. The first question to be answered is whether or not you even qualify for the deduction. The IRS requires that in order for a space to qualify for the deduction, it must regularly used...