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🔍 How do I enter Home Office expense for joint taxpayers with two business office in the same home? - Expense allocation is off for home office
This guide explains how to enter Home Office expenses when you have joint taxpayers and two business office spaces in the same home.
⚠️ Before You Begin
Before you enter the expenses, make sure you are prepared to:
- Complete separate worksheets for each joint taxpayer
- Use the same home square footage for both business activities
📊 Step-by-Step Guide
Step 1: Complete separate worksheets
Use this when you need to enter Home Office expenses for joint taxpayers with two business office spaces in the same home.
Complete 2 separate worksheets for the taxpayer and the spouse.
Step 2: Enter matching square footage
Use this to ensure the allocation is calculated correctly for both activities.
Make sure that you enter the same square footage of the home for both activities.
Step 3: Confirm how the allocation % is used
Use this to understand why your indirect expense allocation may be off.
The % calculated will be used to allocate indirect expenses to each business.
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