[pianotech] Business Definition

[Duaine Hechler]

Well - it depends on what you claim as a "home office".

Since my "home office" contains home office workspace from my wife when she works from home and other "personal" stuff, 
I can't take that deduction - per say.

However, since my primary work space is in my basement, when I first started, my accountant said I could do a "legal" 
workaround and claim a deduction of your utilities.

So, say you have a home that is 1500 sq ft and your primary work space uses 80% of that space (basement and "office" 
space). You can take all of your utility bills and deduct 80% as work space usage.

Happy "legal" deducing,
Duaine

P.S. See not everything is crap and negative

On 11/12/2011 10:33 AM, Mike Spalding wrote:
> One question no-one's asked is:  Are you taking a home office deduction?  Seems kind of hypocritical to deduct a home 
> office and then claim you're not running a business from your home....
>
> On 11/12/2011 10:05 AM, Piano Boutique wrote:
>> Also ask about how music teachers are defined.   I have found they have set a good presidents for our kind of work.
>> William
>>
>>     ----- Original Message -----
>>     *From:* John Formsma <mailto:formsma at gmail.com>
>>     *To:* pianotech at ptg.org <mailto:pianotech at ptg.org>
>>     *Sent:* Thursday, November 10, 2011 11:43 AM
>>     *Subject:* Re: [pianotech] Business Definition
>>
>>     Read the local statutes, or ask a lawyer from your locale. State
>>     and municipal laws will not necessarily be the same as yours.
>>
>>     --     John Formsma, RPT
>>     Blue Mountain, MS
>>
>>
>>     On Thu, Nov 10, 2011 at 10:32 AM, <richarducci at comcast.net
>> <mailto:richarducci at comcast.net>> wrote:
>>
>>         List, my municipal office in town just told me I need to get a
>>         contractors license to do business in the city.
>>         They also consider me to be violating zoning laws by operating
>>         a business in a residential zone.
>>         I have no shop, do not bring actions etc. in to work on, only
>>         receive mail and schedule calls at my home. No signage , no
>>         foot traffic.
>>         I do maintain a business line but will be stopping that soon.
>>         What actually constitutes a commercial business ?
>>
>>         Rick Ucci
>>         Uccipiano.com
>>
>>
>>
>>
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Duaine Hechler
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