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posted Mar 18, 2025 5:42:06 AM

I have a shop where I do my laser engraving business located behind my house. All the utilities from the house connect to this shop. How do I deduct utilities for shop

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Expert Alumni
Mar 18, 2025 5:46:29 AM

You can deduct a portion of the utilities for the whole house as business expenses. 

 

The business portion can be estimated using any reasonable method of apportionment (for example by square footage).