Without a doubt I meet the home office deduction as the spaces are used exclusively and regularly with clients. That is not the issue. My accountant couldn't do mine in time which is why I am attempting to this myself with turbotax. My ONLY questions have to do with property taxes and where they should be on form 8829. Do I see it done differently in previous years because, some had expenses itemized and some used the standard deduction. That is what I am thinking. If I am using the standard deduction which is what turbotax is telling me is the best, THEN does he entire property tax get up on line 17 of indirect expenses for the home. Last year an amount that looks equal to my property taxes minus $10 was put under direct expenses line 17. So Maybe my return was itemized last year. Still not sure why it would be under direct expenses. I'm doing it myself because my accountant said he couldn't do it in time. Mostly everything else is pretty straightforward. My numbers are entered into quicken so I get things categorized. I then use a spreadsheet to make things clear. This last accountant didn't include all the worksheets so it is hard to know what and why he did what he did. So the depreciation of the house is also confusing me. Im doing this myself because I can't get into my tax advisor. Or maybe pay the $80 with the program. Is their help any good?
