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Call the money order company to see

Posted By: try this on 2005-07-07
In Reply to: Speaking of rip-offs, anyone have any advise on how to get back money paid for a product you never - Laura E.

if you can stop pay or trace the money order.  It supposedly can be done now.  Then send her a certified letter demanding the equipment or a refund, or you'll sue in small claims court.


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nm
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Do You Have a Deductible Home Office?

 





Tax 2005-54, March 17, 2005


Whether you are self-employed or an employee, if you use a portion of your home exclusively and regularly for business purposes, you may be able to take a home office deduction.


You can deduct certain expenses if your home office is the principal place where your trade or business is conducted or where you meet and deal with clients or patients in the course of your business. If you use a separate structure not attached to your home for an exclusive and regular part of your business, you can deduct expenses related to it.


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Expenses that you can deduct for business use of the home may include the business portion of real estate taxes, mortgage interest, rent, utilities, insurance, depreciation, painting and repairs. However, you may not deduct expenses for lawn care or those related to rooms not used for business.


There are special rules for qualified daycare providers and for persons storing business inventory or product samples.


For more information, see IRS Publication 587, Business Use of Your Home.


If you are self-employed, use Form 8829, Expenses for Business Use of Your Home, to figure your home office deduction and report those deductions on line 30 of Schedule C, Form 1040. Employees can use the worksheet in Pub. 587 to figure their allowable expenses and claim them as a miscellaneous itemized deduction on Schedule A, Form 1040.


To be on the safe side, you may also want to review IRS Publication 4035, Home-Based Business Tax Avoidance Schemes, which describes schemes that claim to offer tax relief but which actually result in illegal tax avoidance.


IRS publications and forms are available on this Web site or by calling the IRS at 1-800-TAX-FORM (1-800-829-3676).


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  • Form 8829, Expenses for Business Use of Your Home (PDF 64K)


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  • Schedule C, Profit or Loss from Business (PDF 111K)


  • Schedules A&B, Itemized Deductions and Interest & Dividend Income (PDF 116K)


  • Publication 4035, Home-Based Business Tax Avoidance Schemes (PDF 1704K)

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